Ascension County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Barton, Walter Irving - December 23, 1906
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source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current,
December 29, 1906, page 5


WALTER I. BARTON. - Leading Sugar Planter and Prominent Citizen of Ascension 
Parish Passes Away at His Home on Riverside Plantation. - Death has inflicted a 
severe loss upon this community by striking down another of the stalwart and 
splendid men of the Barton family, who have for years ranked among the best-
known and most highly esteemed citizens and sugar planters of Louisiana. Walter 
Irving Barton, than whom no finer gentleman or truer friend ever lived, sank to 
rest at 1:15 o'clock last Sunday morning at his lovely home on Riverside 
plantation, about two miles below Donaldsonville, aged 43 years and 9 months. 
His remains were conveyed to Napoleonville Sunday via the 11:40 a.m. train on 
the Lafourche branch of the T. and P. Railway, interment being made in the 
Episcopal cemetery at that place after impressive services at Christ Church, 
Rev. Quincy Ewing officiating.

Mr. Barton was a son of the late E.D. Barton and a brother of Ernest H. and 
Carroll Barton, both of whom have died within the past six months. He formerly 
managed his brother Ernest's St. Emma plantation in this parish, and 
subsequently assumed the management of Minnie plantation, in the parish of St. 
James, which belonged to his aunt, Mrs. Lavinia Himel. While occupying this 
position he purchased Riverside plantation from Widow James Teller and continued 
to own and operate this well-appointed place until his death.

In September last Mr. Barton suffered a stroke of paralysis that affected 
principally his left side and limbs, renderign (sic) him comparatively helpless. 
Upon the advice of his physician, he was taken to New Orleans for treatment at 
the Touro Infirmary, and after remaining at that institution for several days he 
returned home apparently much bettered in health. The improvement was only 
temporary, however, and despite all that medical science and the most devoted 
nursing could accomplish, the patient's strenghth (sic) ebbed slowly away until 
he finally closed his eyes in the long sleep that knows no waking.

Mr. Barton was a man of gracious personality, manifold attainments and 
singularly magnetic disposition, and his untimely death will be deeply regretted 
by a very wide circle of friends. He is survived by his devoted wife, who was 
Miss Cora Moring of Chicago, Ill.; two young children, a son and a daughter; a 
brother, Clarence C. Barton of Assumption; a sister, Mrs. Effie L. Pike of St. 
Clair plantation, St. James parish, and three half-brothers, Arthur Ruffin and 
Frank Barton. - May he rest in peace.



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