IAN DEMETRIUS BARKSDALE, AGE 38, OF 1530 SOUTH 6TH, QUINCY, DIED ON SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010 IN BLESSING HOSPITAL. HE WAS BORN FEBRUARY 4, 1972, IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SON OF KIM HARELL AND GLENDA JACKSON. IAN MARRIED NICOLE LOTTS IN HANNIBAL ON AUGUST 20, 2004 AND SHE SURVIVES.

IAN WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT THE STARLIGHT CASINO IN QUINCY. HE WAS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. HE LOVED MUSIC, HIS WIFE AND KIDS, AND HIS FAMILY.

IAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS FATHER KIM, OF SAGINAW, MI., GARY STEPHENS, STEPFATHER, OF QUINCY; HIS SONS WILLIAM, IAN II, IAN III, AND SHAQUEN, HIS DAUGHTERS MAHOGANY, GLENDA AND SHAVONNA. IN ADDITION, HIS BROTHERS LYNDELL, CARLOS, MIKE AND DEMOND, AND A SISTER ANTOINETTE ALSO SURVIVE. TWO GRANDCHILDREN, AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS ALSO SURVIVE.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS MOTHER, GLENDA BARKSDALE.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO A VISITATION ON FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010 AT THE DUKER & HAUGH FUNERAL HOME FROM 11:00 TO 1:00 PM. MEMORIALS ARE SUGGESTED TO THE IAN DEMETRIUS MEMORIAL FUND. THE DUKER & HAUGH FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.