Canara Barkus Trotter passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at the age of 101. Born September 9, 1910 in Boley, Oklahoma, Canara was the second of five children born to Tom and Sentha Hayes Barkus. She graduated from Boley High School and went on to attend and graduate from Langston University in Oklahoma in 1930 where she majored in Early Elementary Education. Canara taught school in Langston, Seward and Crescent, Oklahoma for almost fifty years. She married Velma Trotter in 1935 and remained married until his death in 1972. Canara and her husband were never blessed with children and a family of their own; however, she became a surrogate to hundreds of children within the school system, her church and the Oklahoma community area. After retiring in 1975, Canara has held membership in the Logan County Retired Teachers Association and spent many hours in her flower garden. She has served as treasurer of the Langston Beautiful Club, has been a member of the Eastern Star Lodge for more than fifty years and is a dedicated member of New Hope Baptist Church in Langston, Oklahoma. It was there that she worked in various capacities in her church including Sunday School teacher, Assistant Superintendent of Sunday School and President and Treasurer of the Deaconess Board. She was also a member of the choir, a youth sponsor, and representative at numerous district, state and national conferences. She resided at Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma for the last three years. Canara was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Edna Dean, Bertha Johnson, and brothers, George and Warren Barkus. She is survived by her nephew Sylvester J. Alford, II (Eileen) and her great niece Erika Dooley (Antoine), great nephews Joey and Scott Alford and three great-great nieces all of Dallas, Texas.