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Obit for William O. "Bill" Barton

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