Beulah M. “Boots” Barker Cotter, 91, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Timbercrest Health Care Center in North Manchester. She was born February 21, 1926 in Switzer, West Virginia to Ray Sherman and Myrtie (McBrayer) Conn.
Boots first married Randall Barker in 1945. She then married Robert Cotter in 1988, he died in 1999. She worked at General Tire, and volunteered with Helping Hands. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, the Wabash Moose Lodge, and the Wabash American Legion. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and loved her kids and grandkids.
She is survived by five children, Robert Barker of Roanoke, Indiana, Deborah (Greg) Christopher of Goodyear, Arizona, Keith (Kelly) Barker of North Manchester, Charles (Lori) Cotter of Louisville, Kentucky, and Debra Cotter of Cockeysville, Maryland, daughter-in-law, Leslie Barker of Wabash, eight grandchildren, Stephanie (Todd) Helms of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Christina Marie (Mark) Stefanatos of Converse, Indiana, Samantha (Andrew) Switzer of Noblesville, Indiana, Nichole (Jeff) Stagg of Easton, Pennsylvania, Sherman Barker of Wabash, Austin Barker, Saebre Barker, and Katie Barker all of North Manchester, nine great-grandchildren, Tristan Dennison, Matthew Dennison, Sam Stefanatos, Max Stefanatos, Keatan Cameron, Olivia Cameron, Clara Stagg, Stella Stagg, and Shaden Barker. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brother, Cyril Conn, and grandson, Coleman Barker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Father Andrew Curry officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.