Ethel L. Barton

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Ethel L. Barton, 79, of 2316 Saline Ave., Eldorado, died 4:50 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at Fountain View Nursing Home, Eldorado.

Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at Lindale Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Wilson and Father Ignatius Okonkwo officiating. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at Watson Funeral Home in Eldorado.

She was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Eldorado to Jesse and Saleeta (Palmer) Murphy. She married Buelle "Bud" Barton, who preceded her in death.

She was retired from K-Mart in Harrisburg. She was a member of the National Catholic Society of Forrestors.

She is survived by a daughter, Paulette (Robert) Gans of Eldorado; a sister, Nell (Joe) Dolden; two grandchildren, Steve (Michele) Gans and Christopher (Stacy) Gans; five great-grandchildren, Tyler, Emma, Channing Weirman, Dakota and Shawnee Gans; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Cooms Jr.; her second husband, Cesare Carnagh; six brothers, Benard, Jesse, Harold, Glen, Donald and Billy R. Murphy; and five sisters, Rudell Williams, Kathylee Price, Margaret Mundy, Helen Kelley and Beulah Ingles.

Memorial contributions may be made to VNA or TIP Hospice.