Obit of Frank Barton (b635) - Rogers Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell    <wpurc25758@aol.com>   30 Jul 2002
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Frank Barton, 61, passed away at his residence on Friday, Arpil 26, 1996 
after a long illness.

Mr. Barton was born on February 24, 1935 in Strong City, Oklahoma, the 
son of Jess and Lela Underwood Barton.

Mr. Barton was a veteran of the korean conflic, having served in the US Army.  
He had been an employee of the Western Company for 13 years, as a pump 
operator, prior to moving to Robstown in May, 1967.  Mr. Barton was retired 
from Hoechst Celanese Corporation in 1988 where he had worked as an operator 
for 18 1/2 years.  He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of
Robstown, and was ordanied a Deacon on December 9, 1973.  Mr.

Barton was a volunteer Para-medic and E.M.T. of Robstown for 10 years.  He, 
along with his wife Lois, owned the H.& R. Block Co. of Robstown and Barton 
Bookkeeping Co.  Mr. Barton was preceded in death by his parents and his 
youngest brother, Joe Barton.

Survivors include his wife, Lois of Robstwon, four sons, Ronnie (Sue) Barton 
of Corpus Christi, Erick (Barbie)Barton of Odom, Jerry (Karen) Barton of 
Lone Grove, Oklahoma, and Sammie Barton of Inglesdie, one brother, Bill 
Barton of Bookfield, MO, four sisters, Nelda Lee of Casa Grande, AZ, At 
Carmichael of Osceola, Iowa, Sharon Milner of Edmond, Oklahoma and Carol 
Waugh of Kingfisher, OK, 15 grandchildren and numerous nieces/nephews.

Frank was the oldest son of Jess and Lela Underwood Barton the nephews of 
Hallie Carey, Cheyenne, Maye Gantz, Shattuck, Oklahoma, Wretha Throne, 
Childress, Texas, Robert Underwood, Winlock, Washington.

Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 1996 in the 
First Baptist Church of Robstown, with Dr. Robert Manley, Pastor, officiating.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok