Ed Wayne Barton

1938 ∼ 2012

Ed Wayne Barton

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Ed Wayne Barton, 74, of Vidor, died Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be 4pm Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Maureen Whiteside.

Visitation will begin at 2pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Born in Garrison, TX, on August 25, 1938, Ed was the son of Wiley Johner Barton and Joy Lavergne Weatherly Barton. Ed served in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was former Chairman of the Orange Democratic Committee, a member of the Texas Bar Association, and owned Ed W. Barton Law Office in Orange for 26 years. Ed Wayne also was business manager at IBEW Local 2286 for 7 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiley and Joy Barton; sister, Glenda Rucker; and brother, Bennie Barton.

Ed is survived by his wife, Judy Ann Bergeron Barton of Vidor; children, James Allen Barton and wife, Lexy of Port Neches, Susan Leigh Barton Thames of Arlington, David Wayne Barton of Port Arthur, Michael Keith Barton of Port Arthur, Kathryn Anne Barton of Beaumont; step-children, Stacey Anne Marie Castolenia of Groves, Roy Lionel Schroeder of New Orleans, Ray Lionel Schroeder of College Station; siblings, Don Barton, Bobbie Joe Cranford, Johnny Mack Barton, Ronnie Barton, Roger Barton, Gary Barton; 8 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue 5th Floor Norwalk, CT 06851, www.themmrf.org .

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Anonymous December 28, 2012

We will miss Ed and his great stories. Orange has lost a great attorney and friend.##imported-begin##Maureen and Mike Shupp##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

We lost a great friend##imported-begin##James and Bobbie Enmon##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

Sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you. Cindy VanBrocklin##imported-begin##Cindy VanBrocklin##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

Ed was a superb representative of employees who needed his help. He will be missed by all who had the good fortune to meet and work with him.##imported-begin##Judge Lee J. Romero, Jr.##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

Dear Barton Family: Please accept my deepest sympathies on Ed Wayne's passing. We were law school classmates, and I can safely say none of would have made it through without Ed Wayne's humor, maturity, and guidance. He was a great friend to many people. Y##imported-begin##Randy Erben##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

Ed was one of the deepest thinking and most professional lawyers I have had the pleasure of working with. He will be missed. Please pass my sympathy and regards to the entire family.##imported-begin##Bradley Soshea##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

What a terrible loss of such a fine man. Ed had a big heart and a quick smile for everyone. He would always help a person out. Ed was way too talented in so many ways to have wasted time with us in law school. He went to school with the expressed purp##imported-begin##Dennis Weitzel##imported-end##

Anonymous December 26, 2012

My deepest heartfelt condolences to you Judy and your family, I feel as if I got to know Ed through you from your visits to Lane Bryant . May Ed rest in peace . From my family to yours I send you many blessings and love to you all during this difficult t##imported-begin##Brandy Poullard##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Judy, Ed's Children, His Brothers and Sister, My love goes out to each of you. Ed was a kind, generous, witty person. I know he is singing Christmas carols with the angels this Christmas morning. I along with all the Weatherly family will miss him. Our th##imported-begin##Cherlyn Benoit##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Ed was a great guy, superb lawyer, and supportive friend. It has been my pleasure and privilege to know Ed Barton! He will be greatly missed.##imported-begin##Alan Sanders##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Ed was a wonderful & caring person who was not only Mike's' attorney that fought for his rights right up until the end, but also became a close friend who we both cared about deeply. He was a fighter, but will never have to deal with the suffering again. ##imported-begin##Mike & Stacey Crumpler##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Judy and family. I'm sorry to hear of your losing Ed. Please know that you have my sympathy and are in my prayers.##imported-begin##Roger Dimick##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Judy, know that we are praying for you and your family! Our hearts go out to all of you! Ed has been a big part of my life always! To Jimmy, Lexy, Susan, David, Michael, and Kathryn I love you all so much!##imported-begin##Liz and Joe Elliott ##imported-end##

Anonymous December 25, 2012

Mr Ed was one of our Favorite Lawyers to ever come into Farmers Mercantile. He was not only our lawyer but our Friend. I will miss his smile and his laugh and all of the wonderful stories he loved to tell. May God Bless his family and give them comfort an##imported-begin##jo harris ##imported-end##

Anonymous December 24, 2012

My thoughts & prayers to The Barton family. Mr. Barton was a honorable, caring, compassionate person. My late father & I are truly blessed to have known him & consider him a special friend.##imported-begin##Lydia Pretz##imported-end##

Anonymous December 24, 2012

I first met Ed when he was an older-than-average student at Lamar who had developed an interest in government and law through his involvement in orgnaized labor. He had been convicted of acts of violence during a strike because he was an officer in a uni##imported-begin##Tom Sanders##imported-end##