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Carlston Cox Barsica, age 88 died early Monday, May 10, 2004 at her home in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Carlston was a longtime resident of Albuquerque. She was born on October 18, 1915 in London, Kentucky. Carlston was a graduate of Sue Bennett College in London and taught grades 1 through 8 in a rural Kentucky one-room schoolhouse. After her marriage to husband, Crawford Luker, they moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn. where Crawford worked for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) during the development of the Atomic Bomb. In the late 1940's, they transferred with the AEC to Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After Crawford's death in 1956, Carlston went to work at Sandia Labs as a Classified Documents Librarian to support her daughters. Several years later she married Frank Barsica, also with the AEC. Frank died in 1989. Carlston retired from Sandia Labs and in 1995 she and daughter, Mona Luker moved to Guthrie, OK; where daughter, Becky Luker lived. Carlston is survived by her daughter, Mona Luker and, Mona's Son, Crawford Scott and wife, Cena of Guthrie; and Mona's daughter Kelly Monden and husband Carroll of Guthrie and, their four children, Marcy; 13, Laney; 12, Nickolas; 7 and Val, 6; and by her daughter, Becky Luker of Guthrie and, Becky's sons, Grant C. Aguirre-Y-Luker of Oklahoma City and, Ral J. Mazza of Guthrie. Mrs. Barsica was cremated and the family are having a private memorial. The family wishes to thank Lion Hospice for making it possible for Carlston to die with dignity at home with her family.
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