PAMPA - William O. "Bill" Barton, 80, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, in Amarillo.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Don Larkin, retired minister, officiating.

Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery in Newalla, Oklahoma with military rites by Army personnel from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Mr. Barton was born October 26, 1921, in Stella, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of McLoud High School in McLoud, Okla., and attended Montana State University. He was an Army veteran serving in World War II, participating in five major European Theater campaigns.

He had been a Pampa resident since 1957. He worked for Lane-Wells Company, Cabot Corp. and IRI International, retiring in 1983. He married Thelma Summers on March 25, 1943, in Harrah, Oklahoma.

He later married Geneva Dalton on March 22, 1997, in Amarillo. He was a lifetime member of National Rifle Association and past president of Texas Panhandlers Travel Club.

He was preceded in death by his first wife on May 5, 1996. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Larry Barton of Amarillo and Randal Barton of Piedmont, Okla.; a daughter, Joanie Lovelace of Mustang, Okla.; a stepson, Robert Dalton of San Angelo; a stepdaughter, Pat Winkleblack of Pampa; two brothers, Russell Barton of Newalla and Jim Barton of Newcastle, Okla.; a sister, Mildred Capps of McLoud; five grandchildren, Sheila Barton of Amarillo, and Jammie Lovelace, Tammy Lovelace, Kristen Barton and Melissa Barton, all of Mustang; seven stepgrandchildren, Paula Winkleblack, Tommy Winkleblack and Shona Rose, all of Amarillo, Mandy Mitchell of Panama City,Fla., and Robert Dalton Jr., Robyn Swift and Ryan Dalton, all of San Angelo; and four step great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens, 500 W. Francis St., Pampa, Texas 79065.

Published July 5, 2002.