Stephen Larry Barton

Funeral Services for Stephen Larry Barton, 79, Arapaho resident will be held 11:00 am, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, in the Arapaho Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Don Lacy and Rev. Luke Barton. Burial will conclude in the Arapaho Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

Stephen Larry Barton was born June 22, 1943, to Elvy Lee Barton and Gladys Erma (Hutton) Barton in Thomas, OK and passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, in the Heritage Brandon Place in Oklahoma City, OK.

Larry as most family and friends knew him was raised in Arapaho, OK where he also graduated high school in 1963. He was drafted in the U. S. Army in 1967 and spent 18 months in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1969.He returned to Clinton where he worked for the Department of Transportation where he worked in spreading the hot oil and later, he worked the road crew.

He married Georgia Sue Harrington June 2, 1981, in Wheeler, TX.

He was a member of the Arapaho Baptist Church, he was a member of the American Legion post 41, the Disabled American Veterans and the Sons of the American Revolution. He liked the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and hunting.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Elvy and Gladys Barton, his wife, Sue, two sisters, Ina Johnson and Mary Barton and brother, Aubrey Barton.

He is survived by sons, Christopher Barton, Arapaho, John Dean Butler and wife, Noki, Thailand and Bobby Butler and husband, Mike Lang, Seattle, WA.

He is also survived two grandsons, Grayson Ruth and Jacob Butler and numerous niece and nephews.