Esperance (Schoharie County): Jim went Home gently on March 26 on a spring breeze. He passed of natural causes at his residence in the care of his family, as he wished.
He was born in 1933 to Imer and Madalyn Barton and lived in Esperance most of his life. A 1951 graduate of Schoharie Central School, Jim and his brothers survived polio as children and grew up on hard work and good fun with family and friends. Music was his first love (until he met and married Carol Macnaughton in 1955). He played the trumpet in his school band and with the Esperance Band under the direction of Andy Quick. He was a past member of the Esperance Volunteer Fire Department and the Esperance-Sloansville United Methodist Church. He sang in the church choir and also with the former Depot Lane Singers of Schoharie. He played a little boogie-woogie on the piano when the mood struck.
Together with his family he built his home and ran Barton's Meat Market on Route 30. What was once an empty field became their creation from head to heart to hammer. During those years he and Carol planted over 2000 pine trees. In later years, he bought and sold real estate with his brother Duane and on his own. It satisfied him to help those without a downpayment begin their dream with a handshake and a simple agreement. Never one for being forced to follow rules he did not believe in, he traded business life to travel with Carol - off to Maine countless times, Rhode Island, Georgia, Washington DC, and Hawaii. They grew blueberries and tapped their own maple trees. They rode in hot air balloons. He was an excellent lemon pie baker. And always, he had to keep the lawn mowed to the beauty specs of a golf course. Any problem of the day could be solved by giving that mower a little gas and to keep driving until dark. In 2018 he even agreed to leave the mower behind and take a trip to Tennessee to see Rich and Lucinda's new home and to see old friends. He treasured that trip.
He was predeceased by so many loved ones over the years, but most notably, Carol. They were married on 22 Feb 1955, and he has missed her every day since. He was predeceased most recently by his sister Lauretta Geier, his brother Duane Barton, and his son-in-law Richard Leary. He is survived by his grandson Noah Stisser, who has been at his side constantly with good humor and countless acts of help and kindness to his Pa; daughter and son-in-law Colleen and Jay Affinito and daughter Lucinda Barton; sister Janet Waldorph; brother and sister-in-law Imer (Spike) and Bernice Barton; and Carol's siblings Marion Rose, Ken Macnaughton, and Eleanor Misner. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, good neighbors, and lifelong friends.
You may honor Jim's life by doing your best. Help one another. Work things out. Laugh. Keep it simple. There will be a private graveside service in the Esperance Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Those who know the stories, tell them often and tell them always. May the Circle be unbroken.
Courtesy of Langan Funeral Home, Schoharie, NY
Son of Imer and Madelyn Barton
He was born in 1933 to Imer and Madalyn Barton and lived in Esperance most of his life. A 1951 graduate of Schoharie Central School, Jim and his brothers survived polio as children and grew up on hard work and good fun with family and friends. Music was his first love (until he met and married Carol Macnaughton in 1955). He played the trumpet in his school band and with the Esperance Band under the direction of Andy Quick. He was a past member of the Esperance Volunteer Fire Department and the Esperance-Sloansville United Methodist Church. He sang in the church choir and also with the former Depot Lane Singers of Schoharie. He played a little boogie-woogie on the piano when the mood struck.
Together with his family he built his home and ran Barton's Meat Market on Route 30. What was once an empty field became their creation from head to heart to hammer. During those years he and Carol planted over 2000 pine trees. In later years, he bought and sold real estate with his brother Duane and on his own. It satisfied him to help those without a downpayment begin their dream with a handshake and a simple agreement. Never one for being forced to follow rules he did not believe in, he traded business life to travel with Carol - off to Maine countless times, Rhode Island, Georgia, Washington DC, and Hawaii. They grew blueberries and tapped their own maple trees. They rode in hot air balloons. He was an excellent lemon pie baker. And always, he had to keep the lawn mowed to the beauty specs of a golf course. Any problem of the day could be solved by giving that mower a little gas and to keep driving until dark. In 2018 he even agreed to leave the mower behind and take a trip to Tennessee to see Rich and Lucinda's new home and to see old friends. He treasured that trip.
He was predeceased by so many loved ones over the years, but most notably, Carol. They were married on 22 Feb 1955, and he has missed her every day since. He was predeceased most recently by his sister Lauretta Geier, his brother Duane Barton, and his son-in-law Richard Leary. He is survived by his grandson Noah Stisser, who has been at his side constantly with good humor and countless acts of help and kindness to his Pa; daughter and son-in-law Colleen and Jay Affinito and daughter Lucinda Barton; sister Janet Waldorph; brother and sister-in-law Imer (Spike) and Bernice Barton; and Carol's siblings Marion Rose, Ken Macnaughton, and Eleanor Misner. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, good neighbors, and lifelong friends.
You may honor Jim's life by doing your best. Help one another. Work things out. Laugh. Keep it simple. There will be a private graveside service in the Esperance Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Those who know the stories, tell them often and tell them always. May the Circle be unbroken.
Courtesy of Langan Funeral Home, Schoharie, NY
Son of Imer and Madelyn Barton
Esperance (Schoharie County): Jim went Home gently on March 26 on a spring breeze. He passed of natural causes at his residence in the care of his family, as he wished.
He was born in 1933 to Imer and Madalyn Barton and lived in Esperance most of his life. A 1951 graduate of Schoharie Central School, Jim and his brothers survived polio as children and grew up on hard work and good fun with family and friends. Music was his first love (until he met and married Carol Macnaughton in 1955). He played the trumpet in his school band and with the Esperance Band under the direction of Andy Quick. He was a past member of the Esperance Volunteer Fire Department and the Esperance-Sloansville United Methodist Church. He sang in the church choir and also with the former Depot Lane Singers of Schoharie. He played a little boogie-woogie on the piano when the mood struck.
Together with his family he built his home and ran Barton's Meat Market on Route 30. What was once an empty field became their creation from head to heart to hammer. During those years he and Carol planted over 2000 pine trees. In later years, he bought and sold real estate with his brother Duane and on his own. It satisfied him to help those without a downpayment begin their dream with a handshake and a simple agreement. Never one for being forced to follow rules he did not believe in, he traded business life to travel with Carol - off to Maine countless times, Rhode Island, Georgia, Washington DC, and Hawaii. They grew blueberries and tapped their own maple trees. They rode in hot air balloons. He was an excellent lemon pie baker. And always, he had to keep the lawn mowed to the beauty specs of a golf course. Any problem of the day could be solved by giving that mower a little gas and to keep driving until dark. In 2018 he even agreed to leave the mower behind and take a trip to Tennessee to see Rich and Lucinda's new home and to see old friends. He treasured that trip.
He was predeceased by so many loved ones over the years, but most notably, Carol. They were married on 22 Feb 1955, and he has missed her every day since. He was predeceased most recently by his sister Lauretta Geier, his brother Duane Barton, and his son-in-law Richard Leary. He is survived by his grandson Noah Stisser, who has been at his side constantly with good humor and countless acts of help and kindness to his Pa; daughter and son-in-law Colleen and Jay Affinito and daughter Lucinda Barton; sister Janet Waldorph; brother and sister-in-law Imer (Spike) and Bernice Barton; and Carol's siblings Marion Rose, Ken Macnaughton, and Eleanor Misner. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, good neighbors, and lifelong friends.
You may honor Jim's life by doing your best. Help one another. Work things out. Laugh. Keep it simple. There will be a private graveside service in the Esperance Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Those who know the stories, tell them often and tell them always. May the Circle be unbroken.
Courtesy of Langan Funeral Home, Schoharie, NY
Son of Imer and Madelyn Barton
He was born in 1933 to Imer and Madalyn Barton and lived in Esperance most of his life. A 1951 graduate of Schoharie Central School, Jim and his brothers survived polio as children and grew up on hard work and good fun with family and friends. Music was his first love (until he met and married Carol Macnaughton in 1955). He played the trumpet in his school band and with the Esperance Band under the direction of Andy Quick. He was a past member of the Esperance Volunteer Fire Department and the Esperance-Sloansville United Methodist Church. He sang in the church choir and also with the former Depot Lane Singers of Schoharie. He played a little boogie-woogie on the piano when the mood struck.
Together with his family he built his home and ran Barton's Meat Market on Route 30. What was once an empty field became their creation from head to heart to hammer. During those years he and Carol planted over 2000 pine trees. In later years, he bought and sold real estate with his brother Duane and on his own. It satisfied him to help those without a downpayment begin their dream with a handshake and a simple agreement. Never one for being forced to follow rules he did not believe in, he traded business life to travel with Carol - off to Maine countless times, Rhode Island, Georgia, Washington DC, and Hawaii. They grew blueberries and tapped their own maple trees. They rode in hot air balloons. He was an excellent lemon pie baker. And always, he had to keep the lawn mowed to the beauty specs of a golf course. Any problem of the day could be solved by giving that mower a little gas and to keep driving until dark. In 2018 he even agreed to leave the mower behind and take a trip to Tennessee to see Rich and Lucinda's new home and to see old friends. He treasured that trip.
He was predeceased by so many loved ones over the years, but most notably, Carol. They were married on 22 Feb 1955, and he has missed her every day since. He was predeceased most recently by his sister Lauretta Geier, his brother Duane Barton, and his son-in-law Richard Leary. He is survived by his grandson Noah Stisser, who has been at his side constantly with good humor and countless acts of help and kindness to his Pa; daughter and son-in-law Colleen and Jay Affinito and daughter Lucinda Barton; sister Janet Waldorph; brother and sister-in-law Imer (Spike) and Bernice Barton; and Carol's siblings Marion Rose, Ken Macnaughton, and Eleanor Misner. He also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, good neighbors, and lifelong friends.
You may honor Jim's life by doing your best. Help one another. Work things out. Laugh. Keep it simple. There will be a private graveside service in the Esperance Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Those who know the stories, tell them often and tell them always. May the Circle be unbroken.
Courtesy of Langan Funeral Home, Schoharie, NY
Son of Imer and Madelyn Barton
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