This Week in Chester History…

In 1938, the Mendham-Chester Tribune ran the obituary of Mrs. Grace Barkman, who was 61 years old. She had been a member of the Federated Church, and was the widow of Jonathan Barkman. She was survived by her four children, Claude, Ralph, and Katherine Barkman, and Mrs. Christian Christensen. Her step-children were Uriss, Walter, and Mabel Barkman, and Mrs. C. Sharp Trimmer. She was interred in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.