Obit of William O. "Bill" Barton (b635) - Canadian County, Oklahoma 14 Aug 2002

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William O. "Bill" Barton

PAMPA - William O. "Bill" Barton, 80, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, in 
Amarillo.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral 
Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Don Larkin, retired minister, 
officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pilgrim's Rest 
Cemetery in Newalla, Okla., with military rites by Army personnel 
from Fort Sill, Okla.

Mr. Barton was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Stella, Okla. He was a graduate 
of McLoud High School in McLoud, Okla., and attended Montana State 
University. He was an Army veteran serving in World War II, 
participating in five major European Theater campaigns.

He had been a Pampa resident since 1957. He worked for Lane-Wells 
Co., Cabot Corp. and IRI International, retiring in 1983. He married 
Thelma Summers on March 25, 1943, in Harrah, Okla.

He later married Geneva Dalton on March 22, 1997, in Amarillo. He was 
a lifetime member of National Rifle Association and past president of 
Texas Panhandlers Travel Club.

He was preceded in death by his first wife on May 5, 1996. He was 
also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Larry Barton of Amarillo and 
Randal Barton of Piedmont, Okla.; a daughter, Joanie Lovelace of 
Mustang, Okla.; a stepson, Robert Dalton of San Angelo; a 
stepdaughter, Pat Winkleblack of Pampa; two brothers, Russell Barton 
of Newalla and Jim Barton of Newcastle, Okla.; a sister, Mildred 
Capps of McLoud; five grandchildren, Sheila Barton of Amarillo, and 
Jammie Lovelace, Tammy Lovelace, Kristen Barton and Melissa Barton, 
all of Mustang; seven stepgrandchildren, Paula Winkleblack, Tommy 
Winkleblack and Shona Rose, all of Amarillo, Mandy Mitchell of Panama 
City, Fla., and Robert Dalton Jr., Robyn Swift and Ryan Dalton, all 
of San Angelo; and four step great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, 500 W. 
Francis St., Pampa, TX 79065.

Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2002