Arthur Joseph "Art" Horton

Arthur Joseph "Art" Horton obituary

Arthur Joseph "Art" Horton

Arthur Horton Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by St. Mary Cemetery & Funeral Center on Sep. 19, 2025.

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Arthur Joseph Horton passed away peacefully on 7/6/25. He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Nancy; son Leo (Gay), Daughters Joanie & Laurie (Greg). He lived his younger years in Jackson, CA and moved to Sacramento in the mid 50's where he met, married Nancy & raised their family. He worked as a firefighter and engineer for Sacramento City Fire Department and retired in 1991 with 28 years of dedicated service.

Art was a loving grandfather, (affectionately known as Grumpy) to Nick (Shannon), Allie (Nicole), Crystal, Tiffany (Aaron), Brittany & Rico (Dorida) and great grandfather to Skylar, Audrey, AJ, Emmett, Theo, Kash & Baker.

The Services for Arthur are as follows: Funeral Service is on Tuesday 7/22 at 1pm and Committal at 2pm at St. Mary Cemetery & Funeral Center, Sacramento, CA.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Firefighters Burn Institute which provides recovery programs for burn survivors and firefighters – https://ffburn.org

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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