Barbara Alice (Davis) Volker Born April 20, 1936 and took her walk down Glory Street on March 11, 2024. The celebration of Barbara‘s life will be at Heritage Village on March 21 at 2 PM. There will be an additional celebration in April in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Barbara was born in Edgerton, Wyoming to Ruth Cherry Davis and Oral O. Davis. She graduated high school at the American school in Japan in 1954, and continued her education at Chadron State, pursuing a teaching career. One of her teaching jobs was in Minneapolis, Kansas, in a small one room school. That was always a good story to hear about her experience there. Barbara, married Verlyn Robert Volker on December 20,1957. They lived in the Kansas City area until 1978 when Vern’s job at GlaxoSmithKline took their family to to Grand Island Nebraska. After Vern passed in 2008 she moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, to be with her youngest daughter and her kids. She lived in a few places in Tennessee and her favorite by far was Rutland place in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Then Covid hit and she fought hard, but it changed her forever. Barb moved to Platte City, Missouri in 2022 to live out the rest of her life close to her oldest daughter. One of our fondest memories of her is all the nursing homes that she volunteered For. She had a big heart for elderly people, and wanted to make sure they knew they were cared about. Barbara was very crafty she would crochet blankets for the whole family. She also liked to make greeting cards and send them to people in the nursing homes and to people at her church. She also love to read one of her favorite hobbies was genealogy and making origami squares. Barbara and Vern started a woodworking business and would travel to craft shows. Vern did the woodworking and Barbara created the brochures to showcase his work. She worked at a daycare, in a bookstore and also taught first grade Sunday school.
She was proceeded in death by her baby girl, Vicki Raye Volker, her husband Verlyn, her parents and her sister Carolyn Kennedy. She leaves behind her daughters Debra McDowell and her husband Brian, and her daughter Stephanie Rothe. Barbara was loved by seven grandchildren Andrew McDowell (Jami), David McDowell (Angelie), Amanda McDowell, Richie Rothe, Joshua Rothe (Brandi) Molly Rothe, Maggie Rothe and many great-grandchildren. Heritage Village, 15 Wallingford Drive, Platte City, MO, 64079. In lieu of flowers, if you could make a donation in her name to the cerebral palsy foundation. Arrangements By: Rollins Funeral Home—Platte City, MO—Ph. 816.858.2129. www.rollinsfuneralhome.net
