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Rosemary L. Barton was born June 10, 1928, and passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at the young age of 90 in the comfort of her Bellefontaine home.
She was born in Amsden to the late Frank and Grace Bennett Barker, the oldest of four other children; Bill, Nancy, Alice and Keith. Alice Baughman, the lone survivor, is married to Doug Baughman and they reside in DeGraff.
In 1944, the Barker family moved to Bellefontaine and Mr. Barker set up his Allis Chalmers tractor and implement “barn” directly behind Schine’s Holland Theatre. The Barker Implement Store was owned and operated by Mr. Barker, and Rosemary was his secretary.
Rosemary attended high school in Bellefontaine and graduated in 1946.
On Nov. 28, 1948, Rosemary and Chuck Barton were united in marriage at the Bellefontaine First Church of God. They were the parents of three children, Jackie, Sherry and Jeff. Jackie (2007) and Sherry (2009) have both passed away, and Jeff survives along with his wife, Nicole, and son, Nikolas and daughter, Bella all living in Bellefontaine; five grandchildren, Brigett (Bill) Ruggles, Melissa (Jeff) Brock, Todd (Lori) Wilcoxon, Jonathan (Megan) Wilcoxon and Sherri Carmichael; 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, all living in Virginia; and a grandson, Marc (Jennifer) Johnson and three great-grandchildren, all living in Arizona.
Rosemary has gone home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As it says in her Bible, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” She has kept the faith and down through the years, she has served the Lord in many ways including serving as president of the Church of God’s Women’s organization for many years. She also taught Sunday School for more than 30 years and was a charter member of the local Tuxis Circle of Kings Daughters from 1950 to 2015. And last but not least, she was an active member and president of that great society of Grandmas.
Pastors Nate Wilcoxon, Ron Irick and Ray Headings officiate a funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Bellefontaine First Church of God, 1000 E. Brown Ave., Bellefontaine, where visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, and one hour prior to the service Thursday. Burial is in Highland Memorial Cemetery, West Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bellefontaine First Church of God and the Universal Home Health & Hospice.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine.
Express condolences to the family at www.edsfh.com.