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Visitation:
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Bisch Funeral Home in Springfield
Service:
Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 10 a.m. at West Side
Christian Church, Springfield
Funeral home:
Bisch Funeral Home West, 2931 S. Koke Mill Rd.,
Springfield
Obituary
William E. “Bill” Barton, 66, of
Rochester passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at
Memorial Medical Center.
He was born on June 12, 1952 to William Jason and
Bette Louise (Smith) Barton. He married Laurie Black
on April 8, 2000 in Springfield and she survives.
Bill most recently worked in sales at Scheels in
Springfield and previously had been a sales
representative for Nelson Systems in Springfield for
many years. He attended West Side Christian Church
in Springfield. He was a graduate of Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville and also attended
Lincoln Christian College. He was one of the
founding members of Pioneer Bible Translators in
Dallas, TX.
Bill loved to hunt and fish and loved the outdoors.
He was also involved in performances at local
community theaters. He was a beloved son, brother,
husband, father, grandfather and friend. Everyone
knew him by his smile and his stories.
He is survived by his loving wife Laurie and his
mother Bette Barton of Bethalto; two sons, Jon
Barton of Denver, CO and Will (wife Stephanie)
Barton of Springfield; his stepson Camden (wife
Ashleigh) Poole of Springfield; his stepdaughter
Courtney Poole of Springfield; six grandchildren,
Addie, Alexis, Sadee, Remi, Cas, and Ella; his
siblings, Candee (husband Mike) Stickney of
Kalispell MT, Cindee (husband Derrell) Brame of
Granite City and Bob (wife Sheila) Barton of St.
Clair, MO; nine nieces and nephews, and many
great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father William Jason
Barton, and his sister-in-law Donna Barton.
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Services are under the direction of Bisch
Funeral Home West, 2931 S. Koke Mill Rd., Springfield, where
visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 4
p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday,
August 30, 2018 at 10 am at West Side Christian Church, 2850
Cider Mill Ln., Springfield. Burial will follow at Rochester
Cemetery in Rochester.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Please visit the “Life Remembered Story” at
www.bischfuneralhome west.com where tributes and
condolences may be left for the family. |
