Rev. Henry Lee Horton, 73, of Fairfield, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Waco.
A celebration of life and praise service honoring Rev. Horton was held Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Jason Aultman, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Conway, Arkansas officiating.
Interment followed at Antioch Cemetery near Fairfield.
Pallbearers were Larry Raye, Steve Black, Bill Green, Jerry Don Sanders, Sydney Ivy, Barry Capps, Carol (C.W.) Stubbs and Robert McAdams.
Honorary bearers were Johnny Layton, Abo Schwarzer, Barney Crouch, Raymond Ivy and all past staff member of churches pastored by Henry and all his nephews.
Rev. Horton was born January 22, 1944 in Kirvin to parents W. C. (Dub) and Lula Shanks Horton.
On June 7, 1963 Henry married his high school sweetheart, Vannette Shields and they celebrated 54 years of marriage together.
Rev. Horton graduated in May 1964 from Jacksonville Baptist College in Jacksonville, TX and Baylor University in August 1965. He also attended Southwestern Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX.
Rev. Horton pastored Lost Prairie Baptist Church in Groesbeck then served as a missionary to France from 1966 to 1970.
He pastored Calvary Baptist Church in Mesquite for 10 years and Round Prairie Baptist Church in Fairfield for 7 and ½ years.
He pastored Antioch Baptist Church of Conway, Arkansas for 20 years retiring in 2008 for health reasons and returned home to Fairfield.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Bryan Lee Horton in September 1993.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Vannette Horton of Fairfield; a daughter, ReNae Eyre and husband Shawn of Jacksonville, TX; a grandson Bradley Eyre and wife Alayna of Keller, TX; a granddaughter, Lauren Crawley and husband Caleb of Conway, AR; a sister, Charlene Allbright of Cypress, TX; a sister, Allene and C.W. “Carol” Stubbs of Houston, TX, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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