Anna Simmons Barton

Anna Simmons Barton, 84, of Summerville, widow of Donald Edward Barton, died November 14, 2010, at Kindred Hospital, Charleston. Funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday, November 18, 2010, at Bethany United Methodist Church, Summerville. Burial will follow at Summerville Cemetery. Friends may call at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville, from 6 until 8 o’clock Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: Bethany United Methodist Church, Spell Chapel, 118 West 3rd South Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483. Mrs. Barton was born November 22, 1925, in Jumping Branch, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Ernest Simmons and Maude Ella Meador Simmons. She was a graduate of Washington D.C. High School, Class of 1944, and she attended the Citadel. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church where she was a member of the choir, the Senior Adult Group and the Sue Knight Bible Sunday School Class. She was a volunteer with Meals On Wheels and also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the American Association of Retired Persons and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was an avid supporter of the Summerville Greenwaves and the South Carolina Gamecocks. She worked for the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Polaris Missile Facility, and retired as a Supervisor and Computer Technician at POMFLANT in 1971. Surviving are: two daughters: Margaret Ann Barton Martin (Fred), Donna Kay Barton Clair (Laurence), and Mary Harriet Dean (a niece like a daughter) all of Summerville, three grandchildren: Charles Thomas “Tad” Wheeler, IV (Christy) of Maryville, TN, Andrea Barton Clair Shabeldeen (Damon) of West Jefferson, NC, Laurence Aloysius “Lance” Clair, IV (Kelly) of Charlotte, NC, eight great grandchildren: Charles “Tipton” Wheeler, Thomas “Tommy” Kelly Wheeler, Nathaniel “Cade” Wheeler and ANNA Aileen “Allie” Wheeler all of Maryville, TN, “Lilly” Katherine Shabeldeen, ANNA “Lucy” Shabeldeen and “Lainey” Clair Shabeldeen all of West Jefferson, NC, and “Gavin” James Martin of Charleston, and a very special brother-in-law, Benjamin Earl Barton of Summerville, three nieces and nine nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers and sister: Ernest Howard Simmons, William Raymond Simmons, Ella Irene Simmons, Robert Lee Simmons and David Alton Simmons. Mrs. Barton was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt who will be missed dearly. A special thank you to Dr. Thomas and Dr. Barbosa and staff at Kindred Hospital and Dr. Lentsch, Dr. Skoner and Dr. Boylin and staff at the Medical University for all their loving care and support. Pallbearers will be Charles Thomas “Tad” Wheeler, IV, Laurence “Lance” Aloysius Clair, IV, Dr. Charles Daniel Dean, III, Cecil Eugene Buddin, Jr., Stephen Barton Buddin, Cleveland Columbus Hiott, III, Benjamin Furman Barton and John Allen Puckett, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be Donald Earl Dean, William Howard Buddin, Donald Clyde Wheeler, Dr. Frederick Walter Funke, Barton Wayne Kemp, and Stan Sekula.

Anna Simmons Barton

November 22, 1925 - November 14, 2010