Tabitha L. Ray-Barton

Tabitha L. Ray-BartonApril 22, 1981 — Oct. 15, 2009EDMOND — Tabitha L. Ray-Barton, 28, of Edmond, died on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, in Mercy Memorial Health Center in Ardmore.Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Chisholm Trail Church of Christ in Duncan, with Ben Bailey and Leonard Keele officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Lawton, under direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home.Family will receive friends from 1:30 to 4 p.m. today in the funeral home.Tabitha was born on April 22, 1981, in Shawnee, to Rick A. and Mary L. Cathey Ray. She was residing in Edmond, with her husband, Sean E. Barton, and was employed as a nutrition counselor for LA Weight Loss for the past 3 years in Oklahoma City.She and Sean were married May 10, 2008, in Edmond. She was a member of the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond. Tabitha was a member of the Oklahoma Dental Assocoation and her priorities in life were "her Lord," "her family," and "her friends," with all else following these.She was an avid Oklahoma State University football fan and a New York Yankee baseball fan.Tabitha is survived by her husband, Sean, of the home; her parents: Rick and Mary Ray of Ardmore; a brother, Aaron, and his wife, Melissa Ray, of Duncan; her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Cathey, of The Colony, Texas; a nephew, Rylan Ray, of Duncan; her father and mother-in-law, Larry and Shirlee Barton of Enid; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Bearers will be Aaron Ray, Marshall Baucom, Chris Caldwell, Derek Jones, Larry Salee Jr., and Jerry Salee. Memorial contributions can be made in Tabitha's name to the American Cancer Society, (Sarcoma Research) at 6525 N. Meridian, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73116.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.