Connie (Seymour) Barton

Connie Barton, 85, of Everett, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 from home with her family at her side. She was born Tuesday, July 1st 1930 in Weston, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Samuel T. Seymour and Sophronia V. (Borneman) Seymour. On November 1st, 1952 at the Waverly Methodist Church in Waverly, Maryland, she married Jack B. Barton who passed away on April 17th, 2015. She is survived by their children, June P. Knowles of Ephrata, Pennsylvania Jack E. Barton and wife Wanda (Ward) Barton of Everett, A brother Daniel Seymour of Avon Park, Florida, Nine grandchildren, Rebecca Brown, Jessica Sikes, David Knowles, Katie Wenger, Patricia Burgess, Jennifer Knowles, Dakota Knowles, Tyler Knowles and Anna Hudson, 22 great-grandchildren and several loving nieces, nephews and their families. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in passing away by a son-in-law Michael Knowles and a sister Florence Hetz. Mrs. Barton was a member of Stevens Chapel United Methodist Church and attended services at its sister church, the Clearville United Methodist Church. As director of the Community Choir, Connie sang with members of other local churches in a choir who brought fellowship through music to various church holiday services, hymn sings, revivals, and local nursing home events. A graduate of Grafton High School, Grafton, West Virginia, Connie attended Fairmont Teachers College where she earned her degree as a Medical Technician. For the next six years, she worked as a Lab Technician at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and after her children were born, was a dedicated homemaker who enjoyed volunteer work for local charities, including the Breezewood Trucker Traveler Ministry once she and her husband retired to Everett. At home she enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, canning, and was excellent at baking pies. Collecting angel and bird figurines, as well as tending to the birds around her home with birdhouses and feeders were hobbies Connie enjoyed. She will be remembered for her genuine and positive outlook, finding the best in everyone and every situation, and always putting the care and needs of her family and friends first. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Chapel at Dalla Valle Funeral Service, Main Street, Everett, with Pastor Debi Decker and Rev. Jay Saxe officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, on Saturday from 10:00 am until the hour of service and share memories online at www.dallavalle-everett.com. Burial with a committal service will be held Saturday at 2:30 pm at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Frederick, Maryland. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Connie to the Breezewood Trucker Traveler Ministry, P.O. Box 286, Breezewood, PA 15533 or to Love INC, 80 State Street, Everett, PA 15537 or online at www.loveinc.org.

Visitation Details

Friday, April 22nd, 2016 4:00pm - 8:00pm, Dalla Valle Funeral Home

Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 10:00am - 11:00am, Dalla Valle Funeral Home

Service Information

Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 11:00am, Dalla Valle Funeral Home

Interment Details

Resthaven Memorial Gardens

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