R. Paul Horton, age 91, of Lapeer, died Thursday October 11, 2012. Mr. Horton was born November 4, 1920 in Lapeer, to Odis and Bessie (Jones) Horton. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Dorothy Fern Pettit on September 27, 1946 in Lapeer. For many years Mr. Horton was the sexton/caretaker at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lapeer, digging the graves by hand. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1983, where Paul was a Mail Carrier. Paul and Dorothy Horton have...
R. Paul Horton, age 91, of Lapeer, died Thursday October 11, 2012. Mr. Horton was born November 4, 1920 in Lapeer, to Odis and Bessie (Jones) Horton. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Dorothy Fern Pettit on September 27, 1946 in Lapeer. For many years Mr. Horton was the sexton/caretaker at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lapeer, digging the graves by hand. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1983, where Paul was a Mail Carrier. Paul and Dorothy Horton have...