A Funeral Service for Sophia J. Barton of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Conway, Arkansas and Flippin, Arkansas, will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the Tilton United Methodist Church, with Reverend Glenn Hicks officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, May 7, 2016, from 1:00 pm until time of service, at the Tilton United Methodist Church.
Sophia passed away May 4, 2016, in Springdale, Arkansas, at the age of 77. She was born February 18, 1939, in Tilton, Arkansas, the daughter of Sam and Nora Mae Baldwin. She married James Barton on Easter Sunday, 1956, at Tilton United Methodist Church in Tilton, Arkansas. Sophia studied education at the University of Arkansas, and was a razorback fanatic. She taught elementary school for many years, dedicating herself and being loved by the children in her classrooms. She loved to spend time with her family, complete cross word puzzles, and follow Razorback football and basketball.
Sophia is survived by her three children, James (Sherry) Barton of Gentry, AR, Aloha Doss of Harrison, AR, and Anthony Barton of Rancho Cucamonga, CA; ten grandchildren, Brian (Amy) Barton, Tammy (Bubba) Hall, Brynn (Casey) Barton-Shelley, Brooke Barton, John Ryan (Amanda) Johnson, Kellsie Smalley, Hollis Barton, JB Smalley, Hattie Barton, and Hanna Barton; and twelve great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Rev. James A. Barton, grandparents, W.F. Kirksey and Willie Jane Pulley Kirksey and Sophie Biggem Baldwin and Nomido Baldwin; parents, Sam and Nora Mae Baldwin; and great-grandson, Bailey Barton.
Burial will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas, with BJ Burnett, David Brown, Brian Barton, John Ryan Johnson, Casey Shelly, and Levi Hall as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the Tilton United Methodist Church, CR 133 Hickory Ridge, AR 72347 or CARTI, 622 Hospital Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653.
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.