Obituaries: Wayne Barton, 1964, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 20, 1964 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites For Wayne Barton At Sardis Cemetery

Wayne Barton, 49 year old Columbia man, died unexpectedly of a heart attack
early Sunday morning in a Winnfield hotel where he had been an overnight
guest.

Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial in the Brown Cemetery under
direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Mr. Barton was born and reared in the Macedonia Community just south of
Winnfield.  He was the grandson of the late William and Mary Barton, Winn
Parish pioneer settlers.  He was a steel construction worker and a member of
the Baptist Church.

Survivors include four sons, Jerry, Sam, and Bill Barton of New Orleans and J.
C. Barton of the Air Force in Nevada; two daughters, Mrs. Sue Smith of Grand
Isle and Miss Gayle Barton of New Orleans; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Billings
of DeRidder and Mrs. Wilford Berry of Wisner, La.; three brothers, Kenneth,
Cecil, and Clifford Barton of Gilbert, La.; and his mother, Mrs. Lena Barton
of Columbia; and five grandchildren.