<!-- FH = HOPEWELL FUNERAL HOME --><!-- DisplayFullObituaryText -->HORTON, James "Hilton" 86, of Plant City, entered into eternal rest June 14, 2014. He was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force during World War II attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served as a police officer with the Plant City Police Department, as a deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, owned and operated a trucking distribution company, and for the last 14 years he enjoyed working with Publix Supermarkets. Hilton was 3rd degree Mason and 56 year member of Olin S. Wright Masonic Lodge #79 in Plant City and of the Baptist faith. He loved fishing, Nascar, and car-ed deeply for his family and friends. He will be missed and forever live in our hearts. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Lena, and will always remain her beloved husband. He is also survived by son, Gregory Allen Horton; daughters-in-law Sue Horton and Patty Horton; grandchildren, Summer, Shea, Jason, and Katrina and 5 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son J. Dennis Horton and grandson Ryan Patrick Horton. A Celebration of life will be held Wednesday, June 18 at 6 pm at Hopewell Funeral Home, 6005 CR 39 S., Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 5 pm. Private interment at Hopewell Memorial Gardens, Plant City. Expressions of condolence at: www.WeCare.io