Shirley Hall Barton of Ancram died on Aug. 10 after a lengthy illness. She was 76.
The daughter of Priscilla and Fred Hall, she was born in Canaan, Conn., on Sept. 19, 1946. Following graduation from Housatonic Valley Regional High School, she attended a nursing school affiliated with Pittsfield General Hospital in Massachusetts. She drove a public-school bus in Copake for a decade, and later managed the bookstore at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., for 25 years.
In 1966, she married Gerald Barton, who survives her. She is also survived by her son, Jeffrey and his wife Lisa, their son Brandon and his wife Liz and their son Ryan. She is also survived by her son Michael and his companion, Melissa, and their children Michael Jr. and his wife Kayla, and their child, Kyle. Also surviving are her brother, Dan Hall, and sister, Pat Graf.
A graveside ceremony will be held on Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, N. Main Street, Pine Plains. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations be made in Barton’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association.