HORTON, NATHAN G., 70, of St. Petersburg, died Friday
(May 19, 1995) at Tampa General Hospital of burns suffered April 30 in a
mobile home fire. He came here in 1990 from his native Cincinnati. He
was an Army paratrooper during World War II and a life member of the
82nd Airborne Division Association, VFW and DAV. He belonged to Holy
Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister, Florence Watkins, and
a nephew, Frederic Schrichte, both of St. Petersburg. International
Chapels Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
(St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 22 May 1995,
Page 5 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
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(Courtesy of Robin Yellen)
Grave marker for Nathan Gray Horton in Plot: 58, 16,
-21 of the Bay
Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines (Pinellas County), Florida.
Pvt Horton was wounded in action in Holland on 20
September 1944 and received the Purple Heart.
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