Mrs. Dorothy Jo Barth

Dorothy Jo “Jo” Barth, 90, of Salisbury died unexpectedly at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. She was born in Valley Mills, Texas, to the late Stephen Brundage “Bun” and Alkie Smallwood Raley. She was a graduate of Valley Mills High School and attended North Texas State University. She was married to Werner H. Barth on New Year’s Day, 1944. They were married 57 years at the time of his death in 2001. During their marriage they lived in Texas, Germany, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and moved to Salisbury, NC, in October 1992. Wherever she lived, she remained a true Texan at heart. She worked for the State of Texas, Department of the Treasury for several years, and was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was an active community volunteer serving as a Girl Scout Leader, the sponsor of Alpha Sigma Tau Social Sorority at Lock Haven University in PA, and volunteering at numerous nursing homes, elections boards and at Rowan Helping Ministries. She enjoyed traveling, entertaining friends and dancing, which she did even at age 90. She was also an avid animal lover. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Russell C. Raley. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Wenker (Denny) of Salisbury, her son, Robert Wayne Barth (Mary Jane) of Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren, Jason Wenker (Amy) of Winston-Salem, NC, Jamie Wenker Dredge (Matt) of Hong Kong, Robert Werner Barth (Cathi) of Rolla, Missouri, and Stephen Barth (Pam) of Manhattan, Kansas; and six great grandchildren, Anna Claire and Catherine Wenker, Mikayla and Brandon Barth and Ashley and Evan Barth. She is also survived by her loving companion of 8 years, Mr. Garvie White of Salisbury. Services: Visitation for family and friends will be at Summersett Funeral Home at 2 PM, Saturday, Nov. 2. A private service will be held for the family. Memorial: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, 220 Grace Church Road, Salisbury, NC. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Barth family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.