Betty Horton, daughter of the late William “Bill” Sanders and Waneata Walker Sanders was born on October 26, 1940 at Bernie and departed this life in her residence at Essex on May 30, 2014 at the age of 73 years.

Mrs. Horton was the former head cook at Fiddler’s Fish House in Dexter and a former cook at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. She was a resident of Essex.

She was united in marriage to Charlie Horton on November 7, 1960 at St. Louis.  Mr. Horton survives of the home in Essex.

Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Allan (Tracy) Horton of Dexter: by one daughter, Vickie (Bill) Goodman of Essex; by two brothers, Delbert Sanders of Troy and Gene Sanders of Scott City; by three sisters, Shirley Felker of St. Charles, Kathryn Hann of Morehouse and Paulette Young of Potosi; by four grandsons, Brad (Jeralyn) Goodman, Derrick (Ginger) Goodman, Brandon Horton and Blake Horton; by four great-grandchildren, Allison Goodman, Brooklyn Goodman, Cooper Goodman and Will Goodman.

Visitation was held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, June 1, 2014 from 12:30 P.M. until 2:30 P.M. 

Funeral services were then conducted at 2:30 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. James Malloy officiating. 

Interment followed in the Essex Cemetery.