Mary Elizabeth Cobb Barker

Mary Elizabeth Cobb Barker, 68 of Eden, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.

A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Fair Funeral Home Chapel in Eden. Burial will follow at Overlook Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

The family will receive friends after the service at 200 Country View Ln, Eden, NC 27288.

Mary was born October 27, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Clarence Cobb and Doris Kendle Cobb. She was a member of Osborne Baptist Church. She worked as a reeler for Karastan Mills until her retirement. She loved going to the beach and being by the ocean. Mary loved her family dearly, and especially loved watching her grandkids and her dog, Sara.

Surviving are her children, Cecil E. Barker, III (Alissa), John E. Barker (Blair), Cathy Barker McGhee; ex-husband, Cecil E. Barker, Jr.; brother, Roy Cobb (JoAnn); sister, Connie Hensley; grandchildren, Cameron Jones, Matthew Barker, Skylar Dalton (Logan), Ashlyn Barker, Aubrey McGhee, Lucas McGhee, Dylan Barker, Collin Barker, William Barker.

In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her sister, Linda Patton (Frank).

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.