Dessie Dean Barkes, 85, a Warren County resident and native, was born Feb. 7, 1932 and died Jan. 1 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a retired dietitian with River Park Hospital and daughter of the late Elmer and Linnie Fults Vickers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Willie Jewell “Speedy” Barkes; son, Jewell Wayne Barks; brothers, Paul, Frank, Jack and James Vickers; sister, Pauline Barnes.