Barbara L. Barton Botts

EVANS, Ga. - Barbara L. Barton Botts, 83, wife of the late Bert Botts, entered into rest on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Doctor's Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Platt's Funeral Home Belair Rd. chapel with The Rev. Karla Conditt Daniels officiating. Barbara was born to the late John and Eunice Leeuwenburg and raised in Wilmington, NC. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia Terry Business School in Accounting and was an avid Bulldog fan. Barbara was a Charter Member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She worked for Southeastern Builders, as Vice President - Comptroller. Before her retirement, she was the owner of Green Thumb West Garden Center. Barbara was also an active volunteer in the community. She served as treasurer of the Pendleton King Park Foundation and established the gazebo overlooking the arboretum in memory of her husband. She was an avid gardener, as well as a hummingbird expert. She was a Master Gardener and member of the Pine Needle Garden Club and a life member of the Garden Club of Georgia. Barbara served as an Honorary Chairman of the Sacred Heart Garden Festival, Secretary of Aiken-Augusta Orchid Society, and a member of the Augusta Rose Society. She was a member of the Rotary Club of Georgia and the Augusta Rotary. She was a Paul Harris Major Donor and Will Watt Fellow. Barbara was a committed advocate of the Cart (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust) Fund and all other activities supporting Alzheimer's research. She was named CART Rotarian of the Year in 2006. Barbara was a Heritage Society member of the University of Georgia and a Samford Society honoree from Auburn University for the Elbert and Barbara Botts Fund for Excellence in Horticulture and Endowed Professorship in Horticulture. She was a charter member and Past President of Women in Construction. She was a member of the Still Magnolia Bridge Club. Survivors include one son, Bill Barton and wife Lee of Houston, TX, one daughter, Barbara Barton Noland and husband Allen McLeroy of Evan, GA, five grandchildren, Taylor Noland, Jackson Noland, Raleigh Noland, Georgia Barton, and Abigail Barton. Barbara was preceded in death by her first husband, the late Bill Barton, and one grandchild, the late Barton Noland. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Pendleton King Park Foundation, P.O. Box 40113, Augusta, GA, 30909 or The CART Fund, P.O. Box 1916, Sumter, SC 29151. Please sign the guestbook and send condolences at: www.plattsfuneralhome.com . Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Rd., Evans, GA 30809.