Barbara Joyce Dainton (née West, 24 May 1911 – 16 October 2007) was the penultimate remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 14 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage.

Edwy decided to start a new life in the fruit culture business in Gainesville, Florida, and, along with his expectant wife and two children, were emigrating there by way of the Titanic.

Barbara, her parents, and older sister, Constance, boarded the Titanic on 10 April 1912 at Southampton, England, as second-class passengers.

Her mother, Ada, later recalled: We were all asleep when the collision took place, but were only jolted in our berths-my husband and children not even being awakened, and it was only the hurrying of passengers outside the cabin that caused alarm.

The ship arrived at Liverpool, England, on 6 May, and Ada gave birth to a third daughter, Edwyna Joan, (in honour of her father) on 14 September.

As she aged and became one of only a handful of living survivors, more interest in Barbara's story grew, but she refused to discuss the disaster outside her family circle, often saying she wanted 'nothing to do with the Titanic people'.

To avoid unwanted attention and maintain privacy, Barbara insisted that her funeral take place before any public announcement of her death.