Barbara Claire Whiton, 74, longtime resident of Guilford, and most recently of New Haven, passed away at CT Hospice, Branford, on Nov. 28. Barbara was born in Norwalk, on April 9, 1948, daughter of the late Augustus Sherrill Whiton Jr. and Anna Jean (Overman) Whiton. She was the beloved sister of Paul Whiton of Rockland, Maine; Michael Whiton of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Geoffrey Whiton of Montrose, Colorado ; Linda Whiton of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and Margaret Tilton of Toccoa, Georgia. She is also survived by nine nieces and nephews: Sarah, Ember, Moriah, Grace, Jordan, Madeline, Jason, Daniel, and Kevin.

Barbara was a 1966 graduate of Wilton High School, New York University and Barnard College in 1971. Before retirement, she had for worked as a researcher and assistant for the epidemiology departments at Yale and NYU for several years. She enjoyed art, music of all kinds, but especially opera, photography and graphic design.

Memorial services are being planned for the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405; https://www.hospice.com/; Smilow Cancer Center, c/o Closer To Free Ride, Yale New Haven Hospital, Office of Development, PO Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508-9979; https://www.rideclosertofree.org/ or The Towers Residence Fund, 18 Tower Lane, New Haven, CT 06519; https://towerlane.org/

Arrangements in care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church Street, Guilford. To share a memory or leave condolences, visit www.guilfordfuneralhome.com.