John Barney Stratton
March 19, 1943 – September 6, 2021
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the peaceful passing of John Barney Stratton of North Beach Maryland on 6 September 2021 at the age of 78. Barney was predeceased by his wife Carolyn, Carolyn’s son Ronnie, and his parents Marion and Vera.
Growing up in Vicksburg, Barney was a Civil War buff and spent his youth hiking and camping near the battle sites. Barney worked in the US Navy shipbuilding industry for almost 50 years. Providing the US. Navy with his expertise in power generation and distribution systems.
Overcoming many obstacles and hard times, Barney grew into himself and enjoyed his later years. He was a voracious reader, world traveler, hunter, fisher, and model ship builder.
Fair winds & following seas to heaven my friend, you have earned your wings.
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8 Sep 2021
12:24pm
I had the privilege of knowing Barney for 22 years. Barney mentored me in my early years from 99 to 2006. At first I did not know how to take Barney, I thought he was rude and a A**hole. As I got to know Barney more I got to appreciate him, he was grooming me. Over time I got to know the softer side of Barney a man with a heart of gold hidden behind a façade of gruff. I remember my first sit down conversation with Barney he told me “kid you are dumb and stupid until you prove me wrong”. 12 years later Barney, Bill Pavesi and I were having a seafood dinner, Barney said to me ” you come along way kid I’m proud of you”. Barney taught me many things, one that sticks out the most is be prepared, have answers to many questions before visiting our Navy client. second is pay attention to the questions asked by our Navy client to others. This past winter i had the privilege to talk to Barney on the phone, I thanked Barney for being my mentor. Thank You Again Barney I look forward to meeting you and Bill in paradise. R/Marc Doyon
City
Whitefield
State
Maine
8 Sep 2021
12:58pm
There are too many memories to list. They have been flooding through my brain ever since he passed. Bottom line, I loved Barney as a dear Uncle that I’d do anything for – and usually did! I loved our trips, our dinners, our theater, our love of music… mostly I loved putting him in his place when he would repeat some of the most ridiculous conspiracy theories. 🙂
He was a good man. A dear friend… my heart breaks for me because I will continue living without him in my life. I’m happy for him because he’s in a better place, looking down on us.
City
Springfield
State
VA
8 Sep 2021
1:50pm
I had the privilege of knowing Barney for 22 years. Barney mentored me in my early years from 99 to 2006. At first I did not know how to take Barney, I thought he was rude and a A**hole. As I got to know Barney more I got to appreciate him, he was grooming me. Over time I got to know the softer side of Barney a man with a heart of gold hidden behind a façade of gruff. I remember my first sit down conversation with Barney he told me “kid you are dumb and stupid until you prove me wrong”. 12 years later Barney, Bill Pavesi and I were having a seafood dinner, Barney said to me ” you come along way kid I’m proud of you”. Barney taught me many things, one that sticks out the most is be prepared, have answers to many questions before visiting our Navy client. second is pay attention to the questions asked by our Navy client to others. This past winter i had the privilege to talk to Barney on the phone, I thanked Barney for being my mentor. Thank You Again Barney I look forward to meeting you and Bill in paradise.
City
Whitefield
State
ME
8 Sep 2021
4:32pm
Uncle Barney was the first person to show us Vicksburg Mississippi Battlefield. He would explain every building, every trail, every bridge to us kids. One building was round with a hole in the top. It was made that way, crazy, but Barney would tell us that when he was a kid, they would throw half dollars up to see who could get it through the hole to the out side. I could not figure why they would do that. He just amazed me. He was a long distance Uncle to me. They always lived in other places. But I never forgot him even after Aunt Carolyn passed. I’m happy that for the last several years, we stayed in touch with each other. I do hope he knew, that I loved him very much. He was a wonderful man and I always admired him. He reminded me of a spy. Along with Daddy Mack. Fly High Uncle Barney. Until we meet again. (Betty) Bernice (Hiltburner) Moon!!
City
Valdosta
State
Georgia
8 Sep 2021
9:06pm
What can be said about Barney Stratton. When I first met Barney I though he was mean and ornery and those were his good qualities. Then you got to know him and they became his endearing ones. He wore a gruff exterior, but his conversations told completely different stories. He was a wealth of knowledge and could expound on various topics, history being a shared love between us. We could talk for hours but that pesky thing called work always got in the way. Barney will truly be missed, and I will always value the many conversations we had. Fair winds and following seas.
City
Washington
State
DC
8 Feb 2025
4:33pm
Barney’s mom Vera was my mother’s foster sister. She joined the household of my grandmother, Charlie A. Walden, when Vera and my mother Margaret were both about 12 years old. When my mom and I visited relatives in Vicksburg, we always went to visit with Aunt Vera, and Barney was often at home. He was about nine years older than I was. He might have been a bit gruff even then, though he probably just didn’t have much to say to a pre-teen girl he only knew from brief annual visit. The thing I remember most about Barney was his awesome collection of “mini-balls, the Civil War bullets he collected during his frequent trips to the Vicksburg battlefield. Coffee cans full of them! Sorry we lost touch after my mom’s cousin we visited in Vicksburg passed away. It would have been fun sharing a mutual love of history. My sympathy to his surviving family.
City
McMinnville
State
TN
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I had the privilege of knowing Barney for 22 years. Barney mentored me in my early years from 99 to 2006. At first I did not know how to take Barney, I thought he was rude and a A**hole. As I got to know Barney more I got to appreciate him, he was grooming me. Over time I got to know the softer side of Barney a man with a heart of gold hidden behind a façade of gruff. I remember my first sit down conversation with Barney he told me “kid you are dumb and stupid until you prove me wrong”. 12 years later Barney, Bill Pavesi and I were having a seafood dinner, Barney said to me ” you come along way kid I’m proud of you”. Barney taught me many things, one that sticks out the most is be prepared, have answers to many questions before visiting our Navy client. second is pay attention to the questions asked by our Navy client to others. This past winter i had the privilege to talk to Barney on the phone, I thanked Barney for being my mentor. Thank You Again Barney I look forward to meeting you and Bill in paradise. R/Marc Doyon
There are too many memories to list. They have been flooding through my brain ever since he passed. Bottom line, I loved Barney as a dear Uncle that I’d do anything for – and usually did! I loved our trips, our dinners, our theater, our love of music… mostly I loved putting him in his place when he would repeat some of the most ridiculous conspiracy theories. 🙂
He was a good man. A dear friend… my heart breaks for me because I will continue living without him in my life. I’m happy for him because he’s in a better place, looking down on us.
I had the privilege of knowing Barney for 22 years. Barney mentored me in my early years from 99 to 2006. At first I did not know how to take Barney, I thought he was rude and a A**hole. As I got to know Barney more I got to appreciate him, he was grooming me. Over time I got to know the softer side of Barney a man with a heart of gold hidden behind a façade of gruff. I remember my first sit down conversation with Barney he told me “kid you are dumb and stupid until you prove me wrong”. 12 years later Barney, Bill Pavesi and I were having a seafood dinner, Barney said to me ” you come along way kid I’m proud of you”. Barney taught me many things, one that sticks out the most is be prepared, have answers to many questions before visiting our Navy client. second is pay attention to the questions asked by our Navy client to others. This past winter i had the privilege to talk to Barney on the phone, I thanked Barney for being my mentor. Thank You Again Barney I look forward to meeting you and Bill in paradise.
Uncle Barney was the first person to show us Vicksburg Mississippi Battlefield. He would explain every building, every trail, every bridge to us kids. One building was round with a hole in the top. It was made that way, crazy, but Barney would tell us that when he was a kid, they would throw half dollars up to see who could get it through the hole to the out side. I could not figure why they would do that. He just amazed me. He was a long distance Uncle to me. They always lived in other places. But I never forgot him even after Aunt Carolyn passed. I’m happy that for the last several years, we stayed in touch with each other. I do hope he knew, that I loved him very much. He was a wonderful man and I always admired him. He reminded me of a spy. Along with Daddy Mack. Fly High Uncle Barney. Until we meet again. (Betty) Bernice (Hiltburner) Moon!!
What can be said about Barney Stratton. When I first met Barney I though he was mean and ornery and those were his good qualities. Then you got to know him and they became his endearing ones. He wore a gruff exterior, but his conversations told completely different stories. He was a wealth of knowledge and could expound on various topics, history being a shared love between us. We could talk for hours but that pesky thing called work always got in the way. Barney will truly be missed, and I will always value the many conversations we had. Fair winds and following seas.
Barney’s mom Vera was my mother’s foster sister. She joined the household of my grandmother, Charlie A. Walden, when Vera and my mother Margaret were both about 12 years old. When my mom and I visited relatives in Vicksburg, we always went to visit with Aunt Vera, and Barney was often at home. He was about nine years older than I was. He might have been a bit gruff even then, though he probably just didn’t have much to say to a pre-teen girl he only knew from brief annual visit. The thing I remember most about Barney was his awesome collection of “mini-balls, the Civil War bullets he collected during his frequent trips to the Vicksburg battlefield. Coffee cans full of them! Sorry we lost touch after my mom’s cousin we visited in Vicksburg passed away. It would have been fun sharing a mutual love of history. My sympathy to his surviving family.