|
| |
Beverly Jean Barton was the daughter of Leonard B. (Casey) and Bertha M.M. Jones. They owned and operated Hotel Central, which burned in 1939. They rebuilt it as the Del Royce Hotel in Buffalo, Oklahoma.
She was born on June 11, 1930, and passed away August 9, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Beverly attended Buffalo Public Schools and graduated from the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.
Beverly married Max E. Barton of Selmon, Oklahoma, in 1950, and moved to Enid where they raised their five children.
Beverly taught in the Enid Public Schools for several years, until she left to focus full time on her family. Later, Beverly would return to school for herself where she earned her Master's Degree in Psychology from Phillips University in Enid.
She moved to Tulsa in 2008, to be near her family.
Beverly and Max were charter members of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid. She was also a member of P.E.O. International, a women's organization.
Beverly enjoyed traveling with her husband Max, who was President of Groendyke Transport, Inc. and of course had her hands full raising five children.
She was admired for her grace and compassion for others. She was always ready to help others and volunteer every chance she could. Beverly and Max loved to volunteer at Cimarron Montessori School, reading with the children each week.
Beverly was very passionate about teaching children to read and was one of her favorite things to do. She greatly benefited from her experience at the Pathway Core Training program and wished many others would do the same. Beverly also enjoyed being a leader for the Bluebirds and Campfire girls clubs.
Her husband, Max, (whom she was married to for 56 years), her parents, sister Joyce Clark of Shawnee, and her oldest son, Bruce L. Barton of Tulsa, preceded her in death.
She is survived by three sons and one daughter. Brent Barton and his wife Debbie, Keller, Texas, Brad Barton and his wife Mary Lou, Bixby, Oklahoma, Tracy Nicholas and her husband Jeff, Little Rock, Ark., Eric Barton and husband Greg Nagel, Washington, D.C., and Nancy Barton, daughter in-law, Tulsa.
She has ten grandchildren, Max Barton and Jack Barton, Keller, Texas, Abbey Kerns and her husband Andrew, Los Angeles, Calif., Jared Barton and Ben Barton, Bixby, Oklahoma, Andrea Calvert and her husband Luke, Kansas City, Mo., Victoria Nicholas, Evan Nicholas and Alexandria Nicholas, Little Rock, Ark., Page Gavino and her husband John, Tulsa. She also has two great-granddaughters, Olivia Calvert and Sophia Gavino.
Donations may be made to the Cimarron Montessori School, Enid, Oklahoma, the Pathways Core Training Program.
Arrangments are pending with Schaudt's Funeral Home, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.