The Rev. Henry Causey Barton, Jr., retired priest of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, died July 4 at his home in Columbia, SC. He was 68.

Fr. Barton was born in Suffolk, VA. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950 and from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1953. He served at Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach, VA; All Saints', Birmingham, AL; St. Martin in the Fields, Columbia, SC; and Advent, Spartanburg, SC. He was a deputy to General Convention and a member of several diocesan committees including the board of examining chaplains. Fr. Barton was also chairman and board member of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC. He is survived by his wife Leighton, two daughters, one son, and four grandchildren.