William H. Horton, age 87, of Ocala, FL passed away on November 22, 2012. He was born in Babylon, NY and lived in Merrick, NY before moving to Oak Run in Ocala, FL. He was a WWII US Army Veteran in the South Pacific and also retired from Grumman Aerospace and worked on the Apollo space program. He is a member of the Long Island American Legion and VFW as well as the Art Students League of NY. He is the father of William T. Horton of E. Stroudsburg, PA and Kathleen Clement of Wantagh, NY. A memorial service will be held Monday November 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Roberts Funeral Home in Dunnellon, FL with Rev Kenneth Blyth presiding. Inurnment with be at Florida National Cemetery