Obituary of Lindsey Barton

Services for Lindsey Barton, 28, Troup, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Tuesday, June 5 at the First United Methodist Church, Troup with the Reverend Mike Cline officiating. Burial will be in the Whitehouse Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Lindsey died Friday, June 1, 2012, in The Woodlands. She was born July 12, 1983, in Tyler to Lee and Barbara Rawls Barton. She was a lifetime resident of Troup. She was a 2001 Honor Graduate of Troup High School where she was a cheerleader and a member of the National Honor Society. She received her Associates Degree from Tyler Junior College and had been working on her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Lindsey was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Troup where she volunteered in the Troup Community Food Pantry. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Doug and Faye Barton and Leisel and Jo Shelander; and a cousin, Chad Alexander. Survivors include her son, Braxton Lee Barton-Pressley of Troup; her parents, Lee and Barbara Barton, Troup; a sister, Brandi Barton, Longview; her grandmother, Bonnie Garrett, Whitehouse; uncles and aunts, Steve Singletary, George and Alice Singletary, and Susan Miller, all of Troup and Charles and Angie Alexander of Chapel Hill; and numerous cousins. Pallbearers will be Dr. Gene Whitsell, Joe Carlyle, Charles Alexander, Clint Johnson, Matt Cortez, Chris Sharp and Jim Carlyle. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Troup Community Food Pantry volunteers. If desired, memorials may be made to the Braxton Barton  Account at the Austin Bank or the Troup Community Food Pantry, 202 East Duval, Troup, TX 75789. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, June 4.