Barbara Jean Burton
June 6, 2022
Barbara Jean (Saulnier) Burton, 84, of Coventry, RI, was called to heaven on Monday, June 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Thomas Burton. Born in Providence, a beloved daughter of the late Francis Alan and Annette Jean (Hobson) Saulnier. Besides her late husband, she was the devoted mother of Elizabeth A. Sprague of West Greenwich, Linda J. Cody of Warwick, Nancy E. Fortin of Westerly, and Brenda J. Conroy of Springfield, MO; dear sister of Carolyn A. Tortis of Cranston, Clifford Saulnier of Cranston, and the late Marjorie A. Vellucci; cherished grandmother of Michael Sprague, Eddie Sprague, Bill Sprague, Dennis Fortin III, Holly-Ann Hubbard, Jarred Cody, and Nativa DesGranges; great-grandmother of Wyatt Fortin, Aidan Sprague, Zoe Sprague, Dean Hubbard, and Freya Hubbard. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, June 23, at 10:00 a.m. at Saints John and Paul Church, 341 South Main Street, Coventry, RI. Graveside ceremony will follow at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI at 11:30 a.m. Flowers can be sent to The Cremation Society of Rhode Island, 571 W Greenville Rd, North Scituate, RI 02857.
Barbara Jean (Saulnier) Burton, 84, of Coventry, RI, was called to heaven on Monday, June 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William Thomas Burton. Born in Providence, a beloved daughter of the late Francis... View Obituary & Service Information