Myrna Jean Barton

Myrna Jean Barton, age 81 years, of Flemington, NJ and Kiowah Island, SC, died Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Arlington, Ohio, December 29,1941, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bessie Mae Watson Richardson.

Myrna formerly resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, before moving to the Flemington area with her family in 1979.

She was a graduate of the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH, and was a registered nurse. She later was a homemaker while raising her children and later became office manager for Dr. Paul Bogdan’s dental practice in Flemington, NJ.

Since 1996, she and her husband had a home in Kiowah Island, SC where they enjoyed residing for part of each year.

Myrna was a volunteer of the Turtle Program of Kiowah Island and for Habitat For Humanity. She was also a member of the nine-hole ladies golfers at Copper Hill Country Club, Flemington, NJ and Kiowah Island, SC. She also loved to cook and had many recipes and also loved flowers.

Surviving are her husband of sixty-one years, John Christopher Barton; two daughters, Heidi Barton and Phoebe (Jeff) Bertoldo, of Phillipsburg, NJ; one son, Andrew (Jen) Barton of Upper Black Eddy, PA, and two grandchildren, Emma Barton and Cooper Bertoldo.

Calling hours will be Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 3:00-5:00 PM at Holcombe Fisher funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation, 9100 Wescott Drive, Suite 202,  Flemington, NJ 08822 or the Flemington Area Food Pantry PO Box 783, Flemington, NJ 08822.

For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.