"Miss" Daisy

Lorene Howard

Miss Daisy Lorene Howard, Born December 13, 1931 in Wolf Lake, Illinois to the late Reverend Robert and Myrtle (Knupp) Burton. She departed this life on May 9, 2018 in East Alton, Illinois with her family by her side. Daisy attained the age of 86 years 4 months and 20 days.

Miss Daisy was a member of the Lighthouse Temple Church and worked as a certified nurses aide. She enjoyed spending time gardening, cooking, sewing and what she enjoyed most was spending time with her family. She was an accomplished author, an artist and a singer.

In January of 1952 she married Arnold Howard Barton in Anna, Illinois. They divorced in 1968.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her second husband of 2 years, infant brother Howard Eugene Barton, which she longed to meet, also preceding were 2 daughters and 1 son, Nancy, Barbara and Bub, all from Ellington, Missouri, her sister, Lucille Heines and her first husband Arnold.

She is survived by Judy Lorene Stephens and her spouse Ernie of Alton, Illinois, 2 sisters Iannes Fouch of Frederickton, Missouri and Mary Sadler of Jonesboro, Illinois, 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews,  her faithful furry companion, Penny Lou Hoo and lifetime family friend, Verna Mae Barton and son, James.

Private funeral services are at Beach Grove Cemetery in Mounds, Illinois. To those coming to the funeral, in honor of Miss Daisy, we request you wear any shade of BLUE.

Graveside Services will be held at Beach Grove Cemetery near Wolf Lake, Illinois on May 16th at 1:00 PM

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St.Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Home. Ellington, Missouri