Ms. Barbara Burton

March 1, 1941 - April 11, 2019

Funeral service for Ms. Barbara Burton, 78, of Opelika, AL will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Peterson and Williams Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Father Matt Rudzik and Bishop Frank McCloud will officiate. Ms. Burton passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her home. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tuskegee, AL. In 1959, she graduated from JW Darden High School. Ms. Burton furthered her education at Alabama State College where she earned a BS Degree in Sociology and later a Masters of Education Degree in Guidance and Counseling. Following years in the field of education, she retired from the Putnam County School System. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.. She is survived by: one son, Javius Snipes of Opelika, AL; one daughter, Joyce Burton of Monticello, GA; one sister, Ruby Mitchell of Pontiac MI; two brothers, James Burton of Pontiac, MI and Morgan Burton of Opelika, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.