Lester E. Horton

Lester E. Horton of Collinwood was born January 31, 1940 in Lutts, TN the son of the late Lee Washington and Mollie Evelyn Price Horton. Mr. Horton departed this life on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 77 Years, 11 Months, 30 Days. He was married to Melba Jean Sherrill December 30, 1962 and she preceded him in death April 2, 2008. He was retired from Murray Ohio Manufacturing and was a custodian at Collinwood Elementary, and also worked at American Wholesale and Davis Cabinet Company.

He is survived by a son, Jeffrey Horton of Tallahassee, FL, a daughter, Melissa (Lisa) Horton of Collinwood and Teresa Carroll of Cloverdale, AL, a brother, Dewey Horton of Cypress Inn, TN and a sister, Mary Mable Clark of Lexington, AL, five grandchildren, Jonathan Carroll, Matthew Horton, Nicole Carroll, Erica Carroll, and Zach Horton, and a great grandchild, Jasiah Jackson. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Horton was preceded in death by a brother, Leslie Horton.

Services will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Cromwell Crossroads Church in Collinwood, Tennessee, with Johnny Banks and Jerry Balentine officiating. Burial will follow in the Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery near Collinwood with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers are Rusty Sherrill, Shane Sherrill, George Balentine, A.J. Lewis, Gary Moore, and Sherman Jackson, honorary pallbearer is Mark Horton.