Jacqueline "Jackie" Barkman

September 20, 1948 - December 18, 2020

Jacqueline "Jackie" Barkman, 72, of Butler, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Allegheny General Hospital. She was born September 20, 1948 in Huntingdon, the daughter of the late Jack R. and Grace (Newman) Barkman. She was a 1966 graduate of Knoch High School and an US Air Force veteran. Jackie had worked at the Mushroom Farm, II-VI Inc. and had been vice president of Jack Barkman Excavating, Inc. She owned Dynamic Fitness and Jacque's Restaurant on Main Street. Jackie was one in a million and those who knew and loved her will always remember her. Surviving are 2 sons, Matthew T. (Allison Renfrew) Barkman of Butler and Kory E. Guynup of Butler; 3 grandsons, Tyler Barkman, Dakota (Samantha) Snyder and Koolbie Fredly; granddaughter, Mercedes Guynup; 3 great grandchildren, Caleb and Grayson Barkman and Lily Snyder; 3 sisters, Toni (Karen) Demott, Karen (Richard) Macurdy and Brenda (Larry) Huffman; 3 nephews and a niece and her best friend, Margie Parquette of Butler. She was preceded in death by her parents and a nephew, Adam Huffman. Private services and burial. God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered "Come to Me."