Carol J. Barker

BARKER, CAROL (JORDAN), 79, passed away on July 30, 2021 at Brentwood Nursing Home.  She was born in Providence, RI to the late Donald and Dorothy (Carlson) Jordan. She was predeceased by her husband of almost 50 years, Richard S. Barker. She is survived by her son Richard S. Barker Jr. and his wife Whitney, and her daughter Jennifer J. Fries and her husband Matthew. Carol was the beloved grandmother of Sara, Jonathan and Eliza Barker; Hannah and Amelia Fries.

Carol graduated from Cranston High School in 1959 and also from Katherine Gibbs School in 1961.  She worked for Edwards and Angell LLP as a legal assistant in Providence before starting a family. She volunteered her time with Meals on Wheels, The Tomorrow Fund, East Greenwich Schools and Bishop Hendricken High School.

Carol’s greatest joys were her family, friends, travelling and a good book. She was an avid sports fan who enjoyed watching her children and later grandchildren participate in sporting events at fields, courts and ice rinks across Rhode Island.

Carol and Dick enjoyed travelling. They liked skiing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, gathering shells and watching the sunsets in Captiva, Florida, and taking various cruises and trips to the Caribbean and Europe. Carol loved an evening out, be it a simple dinner after a day at the beach or out dancing with her loving husband.

A Requiem Eucharist will be celebrated on Thursday August 5 ^th at 10:00 am at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Peirce St., East Greenwich. Burial will be in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown, Calling hours: Wednesday August 4 ^th from 6-8 pm at the Hill Funeral Home, 822 Main St., East Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the URI Foundation, 79 Upper College Rd, Kingston, RI 02881 or The Potter League, 87 Oliphant Ln, Middletown, RI 02842.