Maurine Barton

Maurine Barton passed from this life on Friday, February 13 to enter a city called Heaven. She was born on October 4, 1930 in Prescott, Arkansas. She married the love of her life Preston Barton Jr. (Jimmy )on March 8, 1947 and they moved to Galveston where they celebrated 60 years of a wonderful marriage.

She was a very active lifelong member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, Christian Heritage. Maurine was a loving and devoted, wife, mother, and grandmother.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Barton Jr.; granddaughter, Bridget Elaine Branch; father, Coy McKinnon Sr.; mother, Bettie Stewart; beloved stepmother, Jessie McKinnon; brothers, Coy McKinnon Jr., and Ardell McKinnon.

She is survived by her son, Preston Barton III and wife Vera; daughter, Carolyn Branch and husband Earl Jr.; sister, Sherlyn Dyda; five grandchildren; fourteen great- grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren.

Our loving mother and grandmother, will be remembered as our spunky, determined, and sincere loving mother full of grace and spirit. She could light up the room on any day with her beautiful smile and gracious heart.

You will be missed, loved and cherished, but we will see you again when we reach our eternal home, Heaven.

A Homecoming of Grace

Today we gather, hearts both full and torn,

To honor a life beautifully worn-

Ninety-five years of steadfast light,

Of faith held firm through every night.

She walked with God in humble grace,

His love reflected in her face.

Her Bible worn, its pages thin,

A quiet strength that lived within.

She taught us not with words alone,

But through the seeds of mercy sown-

In prayers whispered, in hymns softly sung,

In lessons passed from old to young.

She feared the Lord, yet lived in peace,

Believing every soul finds release

When earthly days are gently through

And Heaven's gates swing wide and true.

For nineteen years she carried on,

Her heart still tied to one long gone.

Now joy has found her once again-

Reunited, beyond all pain.

Hand in hand, two hearts restored,

Walking together beside the Lord.

She loved her children fiercely, deeply,

A love that held them strong completely.

Her grandchildren felt her steady care,

A shelter found always there.

And great-grandchildren, bright with wonder,

Were treasures that filled her with thunder-

Of laughter, pride, and grateful tears,

The sweetest gifts of all her years.

She called us blessing, each and all,

No matter how big, no matter how small.

And truly, we were blessed by her-

By every hug, each quiet prayer.

She showed us how to live with grace,

How faith and love can fill a place.

Though we grieve, we do not part;

She lives forever in each heart.

Her legacy is love made real,

A gentle strength we always feel.

So today we say not just goodbye,

But thank you, with a grateful cry-

For the woman God so lovingly gave,

A faithful servant, gentle and brave.

Rest now in joy, your race well run,

Rejoicing in the Father and the Son.

Until we meet beyond the sky,

Your love remains-it does not die.

We love you Granny!!!!