Tony Barker, a member of the Mountain View Fire Department for a year and five months, was electrocuted at the scene of a small fire shortly after 3 p.m. after wind blew part of a large maple tree across power lines behind Dale’s Tire & Auto (formerly Absher’s Garage) on Traphill Road near the Yellow Banks Road intersection in Hays, NC. Funeral plans are pending.
The viewing will be Sunday, June 16, 2013 from 17:00 – 19:00 at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. The funeral home is located at 270 Armory Road in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Memorial Service will be held 2pm Monday at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Dehart Baptist Church Cemetery in Hays, NC