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Rock Hill, SC – Mr. Earle P. Barton,76, is now with his Heavenly Father. He passed away at his home on Saturday, September 6, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Earle loved God, his family, his church, helping others and sharing Christ’s love.
He served in the Army Reserves during his time of going to the University of South Carolina to become a pharmacist. He retried in 2014 from Orangeburg Reginal Hospital.
He is survived by his siblings, Richard Dennis Barton, Carla (David) Sturgis, Tonda (John Terry) Williams, Jinilee (Ricky) Faulkenberry, Terena Whitmore (Eric Gladden); eight nieces, and nephews; 13 grandnieces and grandnephews; and four great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
The memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at The Shield Family Church, 2499 Fire Tower Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Shield Family Church.
Rock Hill, SC – Mr. Earle P. Barton,76, is now with his Heavenly Father. He passed away at his home on Saturday, September 6, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Earle loved God, his family, his church, helping others and sharing Christ’s love.
He served in the Army Reserves during his time of going to the University of South Carolina to become a pharmacist. He retried in 2014 from Orangeburg Reginal Hospital.
He is survived by his siblings, Richard Dennis Barton, Carla (David) Sturgis, Tonda (John Terry) Williams, Jinilee (Ricky) Faulkenberry, Terena Whitmore (Eric Gladden); eight nieces, and nephews; 13 grandnieces and grandnephews; and four great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.
The memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at The Shield Family Church, 2499 Fire Tower Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Shield Family Church.
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Stephen Sealy
When I moved to Columbia in 1972 to start college at USC on the GI Bill, Earle was the most helpful person I knew there. He was studying to become a pharmacist, while I was just getting started as a freshman. He helped me find a place to stay and renewed our friendship. We even went on a double-date together. I may have spoiled the mood of my date by laughing at the wrong scenes in the drive-in showing of "True Grit". (I thought it was very amusing when John Wayne took the reins in his teeth.)
I had known Earle since we both moved to Lesslie Elementary School at the same time in the sixth grade. We weren't close friends, but I'll never forget his kindness in 1972.