Notice of death as appeared in Lockney newspaper:
Mr M F Barber age 80 years, 7 months, and 29 days died at his home in West Lockney this morning at 1:45 O'Clock, after an illness lasting over a period of several years, being confined to his bed for the last several months, a complication of bladder troubles being the caused of of his death.
Mr Barber was born in Chambers Coungty, Alabama, removing to Van Zandt County, Texas, with his family at the age of two years. The trend of his life was to move west first coming to Throckmorton when a grown man, where he served that county as county clerk and sheriff for eight years. He reached the Plains thirty-seven years ago, settling in Hale county; later he moved to Castro County where he served that county as county judge for eight years; his next move was to Briscoe county, where he lived several years, coming to Lockney to make his home nine years ago.
Mr Barber was a member of the Methodist church, having been converted and joined that denomination when a young man. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge for 50 years.
He was the father of ten children, all living except one, Charlie Flake Barber, who died at the age of 31 years in Van Horn, Texas, about twenty years ago. The living children Mrs Theo Griffith, Lockney; Mrs Walter Cope, Bell Flower, CA; Mrs M A Lambkin, Dallas, TX; Mrs M L Coleman, Waco, TX; Mrs Lloyd Baldwin, San Antonio, TX; Mrs Lee Lane, Nashville, AR; Roy Barber, Tulia; Frank Barber, Hereford, and Floyd Barber, Lockney. He is also survived by his good wife.
Funeral services were conducted at the home in this city at 1:30 this afternoon, Rev J E Stephens, pastor, officiating, and the Masonic Lodge assisted in the funeral services and burial.

From an article in Throckmorton paper:
M F (Flake) Barber, an old timer of Throckmorton County, died at Lockney January 7, 1919. Many of the older people remember him as one of their very best friends and mourn at the passing of another of the old pioneers.
Mrs Barber, Nancy Frans Barber, wife of the deceased, is a sister of Mrs E F Thorp of this city, and Mr Barber, a cousin of B F Reynolds, also of this city.
Mr Barber's family was the first to live in the town of Throckmorton. He helped organize the county and was the first county clerk.
Mr Barber bought the first newspaper printed in Throckmorton at public auction at the price of fifty cents.