First Posted: 1/15/2009

Johnny “Bossie” Barton, 63, of 635 Wild Plum Road, Maxton, died Aug. 16, 2004, at Scotland Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Thompson's Funeral Home Chapel in Pembroke, the Revs. Douglas Locklear and Jimmy Locklear officiating. Burial will follow in the family cemetery in Maxton.
Surviving are his wife, Betty R. Barton of Maxton; three daughters, Dianne Chavis of Red Springs, Michelle Jeffrey of Gibson and Lori A. Barton of Maxton; two sons, Jerry McMillan of Lumber Bridge and Scottie E. Barton of Maxton; six brothers, Charles Barton of Cherew, S.C., L.B. Barton, Louis Barton, Homer Barton, Don Barton, and Herber Barton, all of Maxton; seven sisters, Barbara Collins of Shannon, Mary Jones, Doris Barton, Faye Bullard, Pauline Miller, Annie Chavis and Caroline Locklear, all of Maxton; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson's Funeral Home.