Individual Details
Mary Glenn Barton
(28 May 1939 - 15 Apr 2004)
Mary Glenn Barton Burton, age 64, died Thursday, April 15, 2004 in Asbury Place at Wytheville, Wytheville, Virginia, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Smyth County, Virginia on May 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Robert Don and Mary Margaret Tibbs Barton. She was a 1955 graduate of Sugar Grove High School, a 1957 graduate of Marion College and 1960 graduate of Radford University with a B.S. Degree in Education.
Mrs. Burton retired after 30 years of teaching in the Fairfax, Roanoke and Smyth County School Systems having taught at Marion Primary School from 1972 till her retirement in 1996. For many years, she was an active member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for Outstanding Teachers, Chi Chapter of Bland, Smyth and Wythe Counties. Mary was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion, the Deborah Circle, and the United Methodist Women. After retiring, she was able to enjoy her favorite hobbies of reading, gardening and playing golf.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, Robert D. and Geneva Barton, and a brother-in-law, Robert L. Hoffman.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Patrick Glenn and Denise Burton of Wytheville, Virginia. One sister, Donna Barton Hoffman of Marion, Virginia. One brother and sister-in-law, John W. and Joanne Barton of Sugar Grove, Virginia. Four nephews, Lance and Donald Hoffman, Greg and Robert Barton. One niece, Ann Barton Hester. Three great-nieces and two great-nephews.
Funeral services will be at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Buddy Miller, and the Rev. James Pollock officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgelawn Cemetery in Sugar Grove, Virginia with the Rev. Harry Howe officiating.
Events
| Birth | 28 May 1939 | Marion, Smyth, Virginia |  | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1962 | Teas, Smyth, Virginia - Clyde Eller Burton | | ||
| Divorce | 9 Jul 1984 | Smyth County, Virginia - Clyde Eller Burton | | ||
| Death | 15 Apr 2004 | Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia | | ||
| Burial | 17 Apr 2004 | Sugar Grove, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Residence | Marion, Smyth, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Clyde Eller Burton (1935 - 2015) |
| Child | Patrick Glenn Burton |
| Father | Robert Donald Barton (1898 - 1938) |
| Mother | Mary Margaret Tibbs (1912 - 1982) |
| Sibling | John William Barton |
| Sibling | Robert Dewane Barton (1936 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Donna Belle Barton |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-19.
2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; Web edition: http://www.seaverbrown.com/book-of-memories/1468352/Burton-Mary/service-details.php.
4. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
5. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
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8. Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Newspaper: Smyth County News & Messenger; Publication Date: 04/ 20/ 2004; Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; Web edition: http://www.smythnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=SCN/MGArticle/SCN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031774924059&path=!news!obituaries.
9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Number: 224-48-1920; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1954.
10. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Clair, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04295; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 87-19.
11. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
12. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
13. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
14. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
15. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; Web edition: http://www.seaverbrown.com/book-of-memories/1468352/Burton-Mary/service-details.php.
16. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
17. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
18. Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Newspaper: Smyth County News & Messenger; Publication Date: 04/ 20/ 2004; Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; Web edition: http://www.smythnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=SCN/MGArticle/SCN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031774924059&path=!news!obituaries.
19. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Number: 224-48-1920; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1954.
20. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
21. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; URL: http://www.seaverbrown.com/book-of-memories/1468352/Burton-Mary/service-details.php.
22. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: Marion, Virginia, USA; URL: http://www.seaverbrown.com/book-of-memories/1468352/Burton-Mary/service-details.php.