Barbara Barthel

Mrs. Barbara Jean Barthel, age 86, formerly of Greenville, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2006 under the loving care of her family and Hospice at her daughters home in Langston. The daughter of Fritz & Lucille (Carson) Wooton, she was born on Nov. 29, 1919 in Cadillac. On May 24, 1919, in Clare, she married Thomas H. Barthel. A devoted wife and mother, Barb also worked outside the home as a bookkeeper, primarily for Belding Fruit Sales and Atwood Industries in Lowell. She enjoyed traveling and seeing as much of our great country as she could... even traveling by herself into her 80s. She was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Barthel in 1989; her husband, Tom Barthel in 1994; two sisters, Rosemary and Betty. Surviving are her four daughters and three sons-in-law, Eileen & Bill Burr of Langston, Joan Christensen of Smyrna, Claudia & Dick Nielsen of Turk Lake, Peggy & Richard Clutch Kelley of Greenville; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Dick & Sally Barthel of Belding, Jim Barthel of Fairview, Oklahoma, and Gary & Nancy Barthel of Leesville, Louisiana. Also surviving are two brothers, William Wooton of Milford, and Jack Wooton of Florida; several siblings-in-law, including Lawrence Larry Barthel of Greenville; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Honoring Barbaras wishes, cremation has taken place and private family services will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to either the Flat River Community Library or the Greenville Ecumenical Food Mission. The Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, Greenville, is serving the family and was entrusted with the arrangements. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Barthel, please visit our flower store.