Obituary of Arthur Henry Barton

BARTON, Arthur Henry, O.B.E., R.N., playwright, author and broadcaster, the inventor of the BBC Radio character Mr. Mooney, died peacefully in his sleep at the Carbonear General Hospital on Friday, December 8, 2006, at the age of 90, after an eleven year battle with Parkinson's disease. Harry Barton, whose wife Marjorie died in 1997, was the son of Arthur William Barton, Archbishop of Dublin, and Zoe Dorothy Victoria Cosgrave of Howth. He is survived by his sister Barbara Lane, of Ballymaglin, his two sons Charles, married to Ruzi, and Anthony, married to Winda, and his six grandchildren Roy, Jan, Oro, Suzanne, Sophia and Farah. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear with visitation hours on Saturday, December 9 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cremation to follow. Funeral service to take place on Tuesday, December 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Church, Perry's Cove. In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations in his memory may be made to the Parkinson Society.