Katherine Elizabeth Haese Barton

Katherine Elizabeth Haese Barton, 42, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Monday, Aug. 26, as a result of complications from Crest Syndrome.

She was born in Chesterfield, S.C., but came to Oak Ridge while still a baby. As a teenager, she lived in Kingston and graduated from Roane County High School. She later graduated from Roane State Community College and became a lab technician at Methodist Medical Center, where she worked until she realized her larger dream of devoting more time to her children.

She was active in the PTA and was a “homeroom mom” at both Linden Elementary and Robertsville Middle School. Kathy loved spending time with her family and her corgis, reading, and going to the beach.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Chris Barton; son, Spencer, and daughter, Sydney Kate, of Oak Ridge; father, Randy Haese and his wife Judy of Kingston; mother, Karen Haese, of Oak Ridge; sister, Karin Davies and her husband Sean, of Charlotte, N.C.; niece, Alexandria Davies, of Charlotte, N.C.; nephew, Erik Davies, of St. Louis, Mo.; and her mother-in-law and father–in-law, Celia and James Barton of Fleta, Ala..

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. A service to celebrate Kathy’s life will be held at Grace Lutheran Church on Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 131 West Gettysburg Ave, Oak Ridge, with Pastor Steve Damos officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may be made online at www.aspca.org or mailed to ASPCA , P.O. Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929.

An online guest book may be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.