When Barker left her home for work Wednesday morning, she didn’t know it would be the last time she would see it standing.
Barker had gotten word that mandatory evacuations were taking place near where she lived, but by the time she tried to return home, law enforcement told her it wasn’t safe and turned her away.
“I wouldn’t have thought it was my house, but I have three wrought iron chairs with baskets of flowers in them, and I recognized the chairs. I never would have thought it was my house,” Barker toldInside were precious memories, like pictures of her children and grandchildren, along with jewelry and memories from her parents who have since passed away.
Tubs of handwritten greeting cards from her grandchildren and children were likely destroyed in the flames. As many sought shelter from the fire that continued to burn, Barker stood strong in the face of adversity.
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