Sherrol Fuller Horton of Mesa, Arizona passed away October 30, 2024 at the age of 90. Sherrol was born in Mesa, Arizona on December 14, 1933. She was born in her Grandmother Millet’s home across the street from where her family was living. Her Father was Elvin Byron Fuller and her Mother was Alberta Amanda Millet. Sherrol had lots of family on both sides of her family close to where she lived.
Sherrol had three sisters and one brother: Eloyce, Elva, Yvonne, and Byde, all of whom have preceded her in death. Sherrol’s Father and Mother owned a bakery in Mesa as she grew up. Her parents were often gone much of the day at work at the bakery. Sherrol’s childhood was affected by World War II. During the war years sugar and flour were rationed by the government and it become very difficult to keep the family bakery in business. Her father sold the bakery and got a job at another bakery in Prescott, Arizona. The family moved there in November 1945.
Sherrol and her family first lived at a place called the Burnt Ranch, just north of Prescott. Her grandfather Thomas Fuller owned it. Soon her parents bought a home in Prescott on Miller Valley Road.
Sherrol attended Prescott Junior High School for three years and then went to Prescott Senior High School.
Sherrol loved her English and Penmanship classes. She also took Latin and Spanish. While at high school she met Vern Lewis Horton in her junior year. Since Vern had a car, Sherrol did not mind letting him drive home from school each day. They soon began dating.
After graduation in 1952 Sherrol moved to Mesa with her family and Vern followed. He lived with his sister Alice on her farm in Phoenix and worked for her husband Ted until he got a job as a roustabout working for Arizona Public Service. Vern and Sherrol were married on January 2, 1953. They had three sons, Michael, Gregory and Rickie.
Sherrol and Vern’s first house was just west of Central Ave. on St. Anne. They moved there in June 1954. They moved to North Phoenix in 1960 to be closer to Vern’s work. They lived there until 1973 when they moved to Flagstaff, Arizona.
Sherrol went to work part time in a school cafeteria while the kids were in school. She attended Glendale Community College in 1964 and studied Philosophy, writing skills and shorthand. Before moving to Flagstaff she worked for an insulation company. In Flagstaff she worked for CPA firms and at Northern Arizona University. They moved back to Phoenix in 1979 again for Vern’s work at APS.
Sherrol quit working in 1984. She was able to help Rick and his wife Christy. They were expecting twins and Christy needed help to watch their daughter Heather and to care for Christy. She loved helping Christy and being with Heather.
In 1993 Vern and Sherrol accepted a call to serve in the Calgary Alberta Canada mission for 18 months. Vern and Sherrol moved to Mesa in 2001 to be closer to Rick’s family. Each summer Sherrol and Vern loved to visit national parks and their children and grandchildren. Together they traveled all over the western United States and Canada.
Vern passed away on December 6, 2021. They were married almost 69 years.
Sherrol enjoyed her callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served in the Primary and the Relief Society. She also loved being a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She served as Captain many times and enjoyed meeting with the women and sharing their stories.
She is survived her sons Michael Vern (Mary), Gregory Thomas (Robyn) and Rickie Lewis (Christy), and 18 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren, with one more on the way.
We invite all who knew and loved Sherrol to come celebrate her life with us. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints building at 532 S Greenfield Rd, Mesa, AZ 85206. Visitation will precede the funeral at 9:00 am and interment will be at the Mesa Cemetery following the funeral.
Arrangements by Bunker’s University Chapel, www.bunkerfuneral.com. Should this obituary appear anywhere but bunkerfuneral.com, please check our website for accurate details and service information.
What a full and productive life