Barbara Jean Polk

1944 - 2023  (79 years)

• Name	Barbara Jean Polk  [1, 2]
  Birth	3 Apr 1944	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1950	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Age: 6; Relation to Head: Daughter of Maxine and Donald Polk; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	1 Sep 2023	Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I7045	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Dawn Barton  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Apr 1944 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - Age: 6; Relation to Head: Daughter of Maxine and Donald Polk; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Birth Index, 1920-1999. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Flat River, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4035; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 94-46. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Flat River, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4035; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 94-46 [S3975] Obituary of Barbara Barton - Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home - Sep 2023, (Name: Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home; Location: Collinsville IL; Date: 3 Sep 2023;), Barbara Jean Polk Barton Obituary -- Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL. Barbara J. Barton, 79, of Collinsville, IL, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St Louis, MO. She was born on April 3, 1944, in Flat River, MO, to Donald and Maxine (nee Rentfro) Polk. On January 7, 1961, she married the love of her life, David Barton, in Flat River, MO. Barbara loved her family dearly and was the foundation and matriarch to them all. She was a hard worker with a no-nonsense attitude, someone who would tell you to “pick yourself up and keep on moving”. She adored spending time with and doting on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In her free time Barbara loved to gamble and play slot machines, especially when they traveled to Las Vegas, as well as enjoying her romance novels. She was a treasured wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Maxine Polk; sister-in-law, Carol Polk; granddaughter, Annie Villalobos. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, David Barton; daughters, Dawn M. Barton, Deana Schardan; grandchildren, Amanda (Sean) Cleveland, Julie Ann Schardan, Cory (Siu) Latimer, Tyler (Kirstie) Atkinson; great-grandchildren, Emma Villalobos, Tanner Cleveland, Sienna Atkinson, Elliot Atkinson, Charlotte Atkinson, Rowan Atkinson, Sebastian Latimer; nieces, nephews, and many loving friends. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Shriners Hospital. Memorial Visitation: Friday, September 8, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL. https://meridithfuneralhome.com/obituary/barbara-j-barton/ Obituary-BORTON Barbara (Polk) Barbara Jean Polk Barton Obituary -- Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL.