Kate M. Barker

Bust photo of Kate M. Barker

Barker in March 1937

Second Counselor in the general
presidency of the Relief Society

1935 – December 31, 1939

Called by

Louise Y. Robison

Predecessor

Julia A. Child

Successor

Donna D. Sorensen

Personal details

Born

Kate Montgomery
May 30, 1881
North Ogden, Utah Territory, United States

Died

February 12, 1972 (aged 90)

Resting place

Ben Lomond Cemetery
41°18′47″N 111°57′54″W / 41.3130°N 111.9650°W

Kate Montgomery Barker (May 30, 1881 – February 13, 1972) was second counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1935 to 1939.

Born Kate Montgomery in North Ogden, Utah Territory, she married James L. Barker in 1906. Prior to her call to the Relief Society general presidency, she had served for six years as a member of the Relief Society general board. She was the second counselor to president Louise Y. Robison.

After her service as a member of the Relief Society general presidency, Barker served with her husband when he was president of the Argentine Mission and then the French Mission of the church.

References

2008 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2007) p. 129
Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 179

External links

Kate M. Barker at Find a Grave

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Julia A. Child	Second Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society 1935 – December 31, 1939 (1939-12-31)	Succeeded by Donna D. Sorensen

General Presidencies of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Presidents	E.H. Smith (1842–44) Snow (1866–87) Young (1888–1901) B.W. Smith (1901–10) Wells (1910–21) Williams (1921–28) Robison (1928–39) Lyman (1940–45) Spafford (1945–74) B.B. Smith (1974–84) Winder (1984–90) Jack (1990–97) Smoot (1997–2002) Parkin (2002–07) Beck (2007–12) Burton (2012–)

First Counselors	Cleveland (1842–44) Young (1880–87) Richards (1888–1901) Hyde (1901–09) Williams (1910–21) Knight (1921–28) Lyman (1928–39) Howells (1939–45) Sharp (1945–74) Cannon (1974–78) Boyer (1978–84) Evans (1984–90) Okazaki (1990–97) Jensen (1997–2002) Hughes (2002–07) Allred (2007–12) Stephens (2012–)

Second Counselor	Whitney (1842–44, 1886–87) B.W. Smith (1888–1901) Dusenberry (1901–10) J.L. Smith (1910–21) Robison (1921–28) Child (1928–35) Barker (1935–39) Sorensen (1940–42) Spafford (1942–45) Garff (1945–47) Simonsen (1947–56) Anderson (1957–58) Madsen (1958–74) Boyer (1974–78) Thomas (1978–83) Reese (1983–84) Doxey (1984–90) Clyde (1990–97) Dew (1997–2002) Pingree (2002–07) Thompson (2007–12) Reeves (2012–)

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