- Date Of Birth: June 19, 1926
- Date Of Death: April 24, 2013
- State: Florida
Rev. James Walter Barton, Jr., 86
Minister
Mulberry – Rev. James Walter Barton, Jr., 86, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, as a result of natural causes.
Born June 19, 1926 in Winston-Salem, NC, Rev. Barton and his family moved to Polk County in 1974. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Navy. Rev. Barton served as a chaplain for Lighthouse Ministries in Lakeland for many years.
Rev. Barton is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Jessie Barton; sons, Jerry Barton and his wife, Valerie and James Barton III and his wife, Laura; daughter, Judy Cox and her husband, Jerry; and grandsons, James Barton IV and Jeremy Barton.
