Marjorie M. <I>Powers</I> Barton

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Marjorie M. Powers Barton

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Apr 2009 (aged 77)
Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Marjorie M. (Powers) Ross Barton

Age: 77 yrs. 5 mos. 7 dys.

D/O Edward Gerard Anthony Powers & Margaret Eileen (Rush) Powers II
W/O (1) Henry Alfred Ross, Jr., (20 Dec 1929-11 Mar 1984); m Mar 1952, Boston. Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
M/O Jerilynn (Ross) Drowning Leahy
M/O Pamela J. (Ross) Pinkham
W/O (2) Carlton Frye Barton (3 Aug 1926-4 Dec 2009); m 11 Jan 1986, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
SM/O Thomas Mason Barton
SM/O William Baxter Barton
SM/O Benjamin Knowlton Barton
SM/O Daniel Gay Barton

Last Residence: The Villages, Sumter County, Florida 32162, USA [SSDI]

Obituary, Chadwick Funeral Service (New London, NH), Apr 2009:

New London, NH - Marjorie (Powers) Ross Barton, 77, of New London and The Villages, FL died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, NH suddenly.

She was born in Boston, MA on Oct. 31, 1931 the daughter of Edward Gerard Anthony and Margaret Eileen (Rush) Powers II. She earned a B.A. degree in Library Science from Bridgewater State College. Margie worked for Norwell School System as a school librarian and then for the Scituate Town Library. She lived in Hanover, MA for many years before moving to New London in 1986. She wintered in FL for the past 20 years. Margie was a member of the New London Hospital Auxiliary, the New London Historical Society, the Lake Sunapee Country Club, and the New London Garden Club. She volunteered for Kearsarge Area Council on Aging. She and her husband were founding members of the New London Bocce Club. Margie loved to play bridge and was in bridge groups in New London and FL. Her other hobbies include reading, golf, tennis, and skiing. She enjoyed traveling and visited many places around the world. Her grandchildren were a joy to her and she loved having them around.

Her first husband, Henry A. Ross, died in 1984. Members of her family surviving include her husband, Carlton F. Barton of New London, NH and The Villages, FL; two daughters, Jerilynn Leahy of North Attleboro, MA and Pamela (David) Pinkham of Mont Vernon, NH; four sons, Thomas Barton of Wolfeboro, NH, William (Barbara) Barton of Tuftonboro, NH, Benjamin (Deborah) Barton of New London, NH and Daniel (Alison) Barton of Boxford, MA; 19 grandchildren, Ross Downing, Nicole Pinkham, Jay Downing, Gretchen Pinkham, Elizabeth, Susan, Frawley, Peter, Libby, Jenna, Emily, Sam, Katie, Nate, Jillian, Jason, Alex, Christopher, and Hillary Barton; a sister-in-law, Louise Powers of West Roxbury, MA; a cousin, Patricia Spaulding of Sharon, MA and The Villages, FL; nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at The First Baptist Church of New London, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the New London Hospital, 273 County Road, New London, NH 03257.

Chadwick Funeral Service of New London.

Subject of entry 163 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000.
Mrs. Marjorie M. (Powers) Ross Barton

Age: 77 yrs. 5 mos. 7 dys.

D/O Edward Gerard Anthony Powers & Margaret Eileen (Rush) Powers II
W/O (1) Henry Alfred Ross, Jr., (20 Dec 1929-11 Mar 1984); m Mar 1952, Boston. Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
M/O Jerilynn (Ross) Drowning Leahy
M/O Pamela J. (Ross) Pinkham
W/O (2) Carlton Frye Barton (3 Aug 1926-4 Dec 2009); m 11 Jan 1986, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
SM/O Thomas Mason Barton
SM/O William Baxter Barton
SM/O Benjamin Knowlton Barton
SM/O Daniel Gay Barton

Last Residence: The Villages, Sumter County, Florida 32162, USA [SSDI]

Obituary, Chadwick Funeral Service (New London, NH), Apr 2009:

New London, NH - Marjorie (Powers) Ross Barton, 77, of New London and The Villages, FL died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, NH suddenly.

She was born in Boston, MA on Oct. 31, 1931 the daughter of Edward Gerard Anthony and Margaret Eileen (Rush) Powers II. She earned a B.A. degree in Library Science from Bridgewater State College. Margie worked for Norwell School System as a school librarian and then for the Scituate Town Library. She lived in Hanover, MA for many years before moving to New London in 1986. She wintered in FL for the past 20 years. Margie was a member of the New London Hospital Auxiliary, the New London Historical Society, the Lake Sunapee Country Club, and the New London Garden Club. She volunteered for Kearsarge Area Council on Aging. She and her husband were founding members of the New London Bocce Club. Margie loved to play bridge and was in bridge groups in New London and FL. Her other hobbies include reading, golf, tennis, and skiing. She enjoyed traveling and visited many places around the world. Her grandchildren were a joy to her and she loved having them around.

Her first husband, Henry A. Ross, died in 1984. Members of her family surviving include her husband, Carlton F. Barton of New London, NH and The Villages, FL; two daughters, Jerilynn Leahy of North Attleboro, MA and Pamela (David) Pinkham of Mont Vernon, NH; four sons, Thomas Barton of Wolfeboro, NH, William (Barbara) Barton of Tuftonboro, NH, Benjamin (Deborah) Barton of New London, NH and Daniel (Alison) Barton of Boxford, MA; 19 grandchildren, Ross Downing, Nicole Pinkham, Jay Downing, Gretchen Pinkham, Elizabeth, Susan, Frawley, Peter, Libby, Jenna, Emily, Sam, Katie, Nate, Jillian, Jason, Alex, Christopher, and Hillary Barton; a sister-in-law, Louise Powers of West Roxbury, MA; a cousin, Patricia Spaulding of Sharon, MA and The Villages, FL; nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at The First Baptist Church of New London, NH. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the New London Hospital, 273 County Road, New London, NH 03257.

Chadwick Funeral Service of New London.

Subject of entry 163 of "Our Voices, Our Town/A History of New London, New Hampshire/1950-2000" by Ann Page Stecker, 2000.

Inscription

ROSS

HENRY A. ROSS Jr.
DEC. 20, 1929 – MAR. 11, 1984
MARJORIE M. ROSS
OCT. 31, 1934 – APR. 7, 2009

Gravesite Details

Ashes scattered near burial of 1st husband, Henry Ross.



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