Joseph (Bill) William Barton

Joseph William (Bill) Barton, Jr.

Joseph William (Bill) Barton, Jr. was born April 16, 1930 in Hinsdale, Illinois to J.W. (Joe) Barton, Sr. and Ruth (Plowman) Barton. He departed this life on July 5, 2017 making his age 87 years.

The Barton family moved to Summersville, Missouri in 1933 where Joe started a small garage on the square and grew it into an automobile and farm machinery dealership along with owning a lumber business.

Bill grew up helping his father in all the businesses while attending Summersville High School. He enjoyed playing varsity basketball all four years and graduated in the class of 1947. After graduating he attended Draughon’s Business College in Springfield, Missouri and returned home to help manage the family businesses.

In 1952 he was called to serve in the U.S. Army in Korea where he served 18 month before being honorably discharged in March of 1954.

Bill and Roena McCallister were married March 28, 1954 and started their life together in Summersville. In 1956 he became a rural mail carrier out of the Summersville Post Office. He officially retired in 1986 after serving in that position for over 30 years.

In 1956 a son, Michael Joseph was born and in 1961 their daughter Sheryl Ruth was born making their family complete.

Bill served on the Summersville School Board and the City Council along with others to help further his home town. He was a member of the Summersville United Methodist Church and served there until his health prevented him from attending.

Bill enjoyed many hours of quail hunting and fishing with his son and grandsons and loved attending all their sporting events. He was very proud of his daughter Sherry and all she accomplished in her life and work. He loved his family especially his grandsons and his great-grandchildren always wanting to make things better for them.

He is preceded in death by his parents Joe and Ruth Barton, brother Kenneth Barton, sisters Maxine (Barton) Stites and Freda (Barton) Church. Surviving are his wife Roena of 63 years, his son Michael and wife Deanna, daughter Sherry and husband James Young, sister Mary (Barton) Lowes, grandsons Billy Don Barton and wife Vanessa, Alex Young and Derek Young, great-grandchildren Bria and Blake Barton and brother-in-law Paul McCallister and wife Della along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.