Wellsville Optic-News Montgomery Co MO
Sept 11 1970  picture with obit

G R BARTON, Local Barber, Died Sept 6

Funeral services for G R (Dick) Barton, 78, 
were held Tuesday afternoon at the Myers Funeral 
Home in Wellsville just a week and one day after 
the funeral of his wife, Marie, to whom he had 
been married for more than fifty years.  
Rev Clarence Smith, pastor of the United 
Methodist-Presbyterian Church of which both were 
long-time members, officiated.  Burial was at the 
side of his wife in the Wellsville Cemetery.  The 
following served as pallbearers: Garland Kuhne, 
Clarence Lehnen, Dave Cleveland, John Hopper, William 
Crouch and Don Poole.

Mr Barton had been in extremely poor health for a 
number of months.  He was to attend services for 
his wife, but on Thursday of last week was taken to 
Twain Haven Nursing Home at Perry MO. for round the 
clock care.  His death occurred early Sunday morning.

Mr Barton retired in 1960 when he sold his barber shop 
which he had operated since 1923.  Prior to that he owned 
and operated a clothing store in Wellsville.  He was 
public-spirited and gave freely of his time in community service.

He was Wellsville city clerk for 17 years, secretary of 
Masonic bodies 20 years, was a member of the board of education 
for nine years and for three years of that time was president of 
the board.  He was a past officer of various masonic bodies 
including serving as past patron of Martha Washington Chapter; 
Order of Eastern Star.

Mr Barton was a devoted member of the Masonic Lodge.  In 1965, 
he received a fifty-year masonic membership pin from the 
Wellsville Blue Lodge.  He held membership in Triune Chapter 
and is a past high priest of Central Council of Royal Arch Masons.  
He served faithfully in Martha Washington Chapter, Order of 
Easter Star, as long as health permitted and was a past patron.

George Richard Barton was born in Laddonia July 12 1892, 
a son of George Barton and his wife, Margaret Elder Barton.  
He spent his young life in Laddonia and moved to Wellsville 
prior to serving in the army in World War II.  He was married 
to Marie Jones Buche on June 6 1920.

He is survived by a son, John Richard of Overland MO, 
and a daughter Mrs Arnold (Carolyn) Schwaninger of 
Webster Groves MO.  There are seven grandchildren 
and two great-grandchildren.