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Submitted: 9/15/23 • Approved: 9/15/23 • Last Updated: 9/18/23 • R1501311-G1391048-S3
Delbert
August 2, 1933 - December 15, 2020
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Thursday, December 17, 2020
PEA RIDGE — Delbert Leon "Buster" Horton, 87, of Pea Ridge died Dec. 15, 2020, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1933, in Rocky Comfort, Mo., to George Lee Horton and Dorothy Jane Clark Horton.
He worked for Kraft Foods as a mil hauler, co-op poultry and RTW for 30 years. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening and yard work. He coached Little League baseball and was a Mason. Buster was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge, where he served as a deacon and on the bus ministry for many years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son Rodney Horton; siblings Clarence, Lawrence, George and Hershel Horton, Myrtle Akehurst, Ruby Hoyt, Eileen Akehurst, Inez Horton and Joyce Cooper; grandson Jimmy Rust; great-granddaughters Nola Rust and Chevelle Rust.
Survivors are his wife Zelda Lavon Horton, whom he married Aug. 2, 1957, of the home; daughter Karen Rust of Pea Ridge; daughter-in-law Cathy Horton of Pea Ridge; granddaughter-in-law Syble Rust of Rogers; sister Wilma Thompson of Cassville, Mo.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Service is set for 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the church. All covid-19 rules will be followed at church. Burial will be in Pea Ridge Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net.
Zelda
July 7, 1939 - October 22, 2022
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Monday, October 24, 2022
Zelda Lavon Horton, 83, of Pea Ridge, Arkansas died October 22, 2022 at her home in Pea Ridge.
She was born July 7, 1939 in Barry County Missouri, to Bryce Clint Banks and Virble Lavelle Fletcher Banks. She was a 1957 graduate of Washburn High School, worked for RTW and was a janitor for the Pea Ridge School District. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Pea Ridge, where she was a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Delbert “Buster” Horton to whom she married August 2, 1957; son, Rodney Horton; a grandson James Rust; and two great-granddaughters, Nola Rust and Chevelle Rust.
Survivors are her daughter, Karen Rust of Pea Ridge; daughter-in-law, Cathy Horton of Pea Ridge; three grandsons, Chris Rust, Austin Horton, and Jake Horton; a granddaughter, Katie Rust; a sister, Betty Patterson of Powell, Mo. and several great-grandchildren.
A visitation is set for 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge with the service following at 11:00 A.M. Burial will be in Pea Ridge Cemetery.
Online condolences maybe made at siscofuneralhome.net.
Married August 2, 1957
Contributed on 9/15/23 by wfields55
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