It is with deep sadness that we announce that retired Hoover Fire Department Captain Fred Barton passed away this morning after a brief bout with a terminal illness. Captain Barton served the citizens and visitors of Hoover for 25 years, retiring in 2001. Please keep his wife, sons, and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

Funeral arrangements for Retired Fire Captain Fred Barton are as follows:

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
5514 Double Oak Lane Birmingham, AL 35242

930 AM Viewing

1100 AM Funeral Mass followed by procession and burial at Southern Heritage Cemetery

Services will be with full Fire Department honors and following the burial there will be lunch served at the church.