Barbara Barron

Mrs. Barbara Ann Barron, age, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, February 28, 2022. Mrs. Barron was born November 2, 1946 in Davidson County to William and Margaret Leonard Barton.

Mrs. Barron was a member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and had a servant’s heart. She was a teachers’ assistant at Elkin Primary School; human resource officer with Vintage Yards and WXII; a previous Salvation Army officer; and a volunteer with LifeLine Pregnancy Help Center of Elkin for 10 years. Mrs. Barron was an avid Duke Fan and a member of the Mt. Airy Country Club where she became a golfer later in life. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Shelton and stepdaughter, Alysia Shelton.

Survivors include: her loving husband of 18 years, John P. Barron of the home; son, Daniel Hearn and his wife Brandy of Winston-Salem; daughters, Dedie Blackburn and her husband Greg of Winston-Salem and Maggie Wagoner and her husband Matthew of Elkin; stepson, Jonathan Shelton of Charlotte; brother, Bill Barton and his wife Karen of Savannah, Ga; grandchildren, Hannah Wagoner, Elijah Blackburn, Abigail Wagoner, Angel Blackburn; and former husband and father of her children, Bill Hearn of Winston-Salem.

A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Elkin Valley Baptist Church CLC with Dr. Johnny Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Lifeline Pregnancy Help Center, PO Box 447, Elkin, NC 28621.

The family would like to thank the staff of Mountain Valley Hospice and Mrs. Barron’s personal caregivers for their care; Elkin Valley Baptist Church family and her Sunday school class for their prayers; and special neighbor, Phoebe Adams for preparing weekly meals.