Willie Grace Rochester Barton

Seneca, SC — Willie Grace Rochester Barton, 84, wife of Ralph Eugene Barton, of 144 Barton Hill Dr., Seneca, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Cottingham Hospice House.

 

A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Barton was the daughter of the late Samuel Stiles Rochester and Mary Lois Jones Rochester. She was retired from Oconee County School System and was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

 

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Barton is survived by her son William Eugene Barton of Forest City, MO; daughters: Martha Susan Hudson of Mt. Pleasant, SC; Shelby Jean Macon of Rockvale, TN; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters: Helen Miller of Capital Hill, NC; and Mary Frances O’Kelley of Carthage, MO.

 

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Barton was preceded in death by her brother: Augustus Edward Rochester and a sister: Geraldine Shuler.

 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oconee Memorial Park.

 

The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 18, 2019, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral Home.

 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1405 Ebenezer Rd., West Union, SC 29696 or Prisma Health, Hospice of the Foothills, Cottingham Hospice House, Attn: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Dr., Seneca, SC 29672.

 

The family is at the home.

Davenport Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.