John H. Horton

John H. Horton, 85, of East Moline, Illinois, died Friday, August 2, 2019, at Amber Ridge Assisted Living, Moline.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline. Visitation is 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment is in Greenview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, East Moline, where the Moline American Legion Post #246 will present military honors. Friends are invited to join the family at a luncheon at CityView Celebrations at Trimble Pointe following the entombment. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association or a favorite charity.

John Hubert Horton was born August 16, 1933, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Fred and Lula (Tyrrell) Horton. He married Lorene Sartor on October 23, 1952, in Mountain Grove. She died January 29, 2019. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and retired from John Deere Planter.

He enjoyed feeding the birds, gardening, and collecting John Deere items. He also loved tinkering (he could fix anything) and cars.

John is survived by five children, Judy Egert and her husband Robin of Moline, John Horton of Silvis, Kathy Newkirk and her husband Gary of Moline, Carol Emmert of Marion, Illinois, and Barb Horton of Moline; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Leland Horton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and a sister, Joe Ann Brandt of Milton, Florida. He was preceded in death by a son, Jack Horton, a great-granddaughter Tessa Horton, and several siblings.

John's family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.