Evelyn Nancy BARKER
Obituary



Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine
April 7, 1986

Evelyn Nancy Barker
SKOWHEGAN - Evelyn N. Barker, 63, died at a Skowhegan hospital, April 5, 1986, after a long illness. She was born in Skowhegan, Nov. 15, 1922, the daughter of Chester and Mary (Regan) Barker. A 1941 graduate of Skowhegan High School, Miss Barker was well-known for the many years she worked at Paradise Sweets, the family business, owned by her mother and stepfather, Peter Leakos. This was a popular restaurant in downtown Skowhegan for more than 50 years. She began a 16-year career as a corrections officer for the state of Maine at Stevens School, Hallowell, and after receiving a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from the University of Maine in 1976, she became employed at South Windham Correctional Center. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Lucia) Tewksbury of Skowhegan and Mrs. John (Katherine) Watson of Pittsfiled; one brother, Stephen Leakos of Skowhegan; three nieces, Anna Watson of Poland, Maine, Susan and Kristen Watson of Pittsfield; one grandnephew. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home, 29 Pleasant St., Skowhegan, where friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday.



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