Ronnie Barks

Ronnie "Bucky" L. Barks, 45, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 14, 1958, at Cape Girar-deau, son of the late Eugene and Theola Brown Barks. He and Tina Perdue were married Feb. 11, 1999.

Barks was a plant manager for the Lutesville Pallet Company and a staff musician at Rocky Bottom Opry in Fredericktown, Mo.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Kelsie Barks of Jackson and Kacie Barks of Anchorage, Alaska; two sisters, Carolyn Kessler of Rock Falls, Ill., and Donna Mouser of Marble Hill, Mo.; and four grandchildren.

Friends may call Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Memories in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Gene Robbins will officiate.