Sherry Barton

GREENFIELD - Sherry E. (Freeman) Barton, age 77, of Greenfield, Indiana, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born in New Castle, Indiana on May 4, 1947 to Laudis L. Jr. and Marcella Mae (Miller) Freeman. She graduated from Eastern Hancock High School in 1965. Sherry received her beautician license from APEX Beauty School in Anderson, Indiana in 1966. She was blessed to marry Steven Barton on August 5, 1966 in Charlottesville, Indiana and enjoyed over sixty wonderful years together. Sherry spent her younger years working as a beautician at her own shop, My Mommy’s Beauty Shop, which she proudly owned and operated for many years. She also was a homemaker and cherished her role as a wife, mother, and a grandmother. Sherry is a member of the Charlottesville United Methodist Church and the Wilkinson Church of Christ. She was a longtime committee member for Relay for Life and volunteered at Love Inc. and Life Choices Care Center. She was also the proud First Lady of Knights Templar Grand Commandery of Indiana. In her free time, Sherry loved to garden, take trips to Platte Lake in Michigan, and watch the Big Ten Tournament. Sherry lived her faith through service, she devoted herself to and enjoyed bible studies and offered support and kindness to all she encountered. Throughout her life, she found joy in spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and playfully boxed their ears whenever she got the chance. She is survived by her husband, Steven Barton of Greenfield; mother, Marcella Freeman; children, Tammy (Chris) Stunda of Wilkinson, Scott (Jane) Barton of Greenfield, and Adam (Julie) Barton of Greenfield; sisters, Rebecca (Candy Smith) Freeman of Fishers and Deborah (Kevin) Shipp of Fountaintown; seven grandchildren, Steven Stunda, Jordan (Jameson) Supan, Carly (Chandler) Guion, Tom (Callie) Barton, Kyle (Mackenzie) Barton, Madison (Patrik) Seal, and Jacob (Haley) Barton; nine great-grandchildren, Marcella Stunda, Kaydence Supan, Luka Barton, Eden Seal, Gloriana Guion, Katherine Stunda, Lucy Supan, Tate Seal, Hudson Barton, and one on the way; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Laudis L. Freeman Jr. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory, 1484 W. US Hwy. 40, Greenfield, IN 46140. A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory. Tom Barton, Jameson Supan, and Chandler Guion will be officiating. Burial will follow at McCray Cemetery in Wilkinson, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made by mail to either the Wilkinson Church of Christ Student Ministry Scholarship Fund at 7293 N. State Road 109, Wilkinson, IN 46186 or the Eastern Hancock Education Foundation at 10370 E. 250 N., Charlottesville, IN 46117 (https://www.easternhancock.org). Envelopes will also be available at the mortuary. Friends may share a memory or condolence at www.erleweinmortuary.com.

Sherry Barton

May 4, 1947 - April 28, 2025