Obituary: Barton, Edward Leon, Jr.

Age 84

Wed., Oct. 7, 2015

BARTON, Edward Leon, Jr. April 14, 1931 - August 29, 2015 Edward L. Barton, Jr., 84, of Uniontown, WA, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Avalon Care Center in Pullman, WA.

He is survived by his wife, JoAnne Barton (Driggers); a daughter, Cathy Bronson (Doug) from Denton, TX; a son, Alan Barton, Spokane Valley, WA; granddaughters Tara Bronson Nass (Sean) Yakima, WA, Alicia Kvasnicka (Brian) Spokane Valley, WA; grandsons Brandon Barton (Molly) Spokane Valley, Aaron Bronson (Shannon) Moscow, ID; great-granddaughter Mckayla Kvasnicka, Spokane Valley, WA; daughter-in-law Belinda Barton, Spokane Valley, WA; nephew Robert Herrington, Ocean Shores, WA; and several more nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Ed was a Past Associate Guardian of Job’s Daughters, proud member of Eastern Star and proud Mason/Shriner.

A memorial remembrance service will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Uniontown Community Center, in Uniontown, WA.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, POB 2472, Spokane, WA 99210-2472 or, Daughter’s of the Nile El Karnak Temple #6, C/O POB 3212, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816-2508, or the Plant a Tree/Reforestation Program, C/O Clearwater National Forest, 903 3rd St., Kamiah, ID 83536 Guestbook: www.riplingerfuneralhome.com.

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