Joan Oden Barton

2006
Joan Oden Barton, 70, a retired secretary with the CIA, died Sept. 10 of multiple sclerosis at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She was a
resident of Vienna.
Mrs. Barton was born in the District. In 1953, she graduated from Anacostia High School, where she was a member of the
National Honor Society. After attending the Washington School for Secretaries, she became a secretary with General Electric's
patent division in the District. When she and her family moved to Vienna in 1958, she became a homemaker.
When her children were grown, she reentered the secretarial workforce, first with Economy Forms Corp. and then for the CIA.
She was with the agency from 1986 until her retirement in 1996.
She was a longtime member of the Great Falls ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mrs. Barton also did
volunteer work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and enjoyed playing bridge.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Robert A. Barton Jr. of Vienna; three children, Scott Barton of New York City, Kent
Barton of Sterling and Barrie Barton of Roanoke; and three grandsons.