Wilton Floyd Fleming, 79, of Paris, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019, at Heritage House of Paris.
Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. William Smith and Rev. Matthew Smith officiating. Burial, with Masonic Rites, will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Wilton, the son of Harold Elkins Fleming & Mildred Pauline Bramlett Fleming, was born Sept. 23, 1940, in Hugo, OK. He was very proud of his Native Choctaw heritage.
In 1959, he married Linda Sue Smith, and they celebrated 60 years of marriage on Sept. 26, 2019. His career at the power plant at Campbell Soup Company spanned 33 years before his retirement. While at Campbell Soup he was president of the Employees Federal Credit Union. He had owned & operated Fleming Electric & Refrigeration.
Wilton was a member of the Paris Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite. He was Past District Deputy of Texas and was a Shriner. Always helping others in need, he volunteered as President of the Circus for Shriners and volunteered for the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.
His love was helping others and spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Linda, three children, Carey Fleming & spouse Kathy, Sheri Latham & husband Rocky, and Debora Tyler & husband Westley, grandchildren; Travis Fleming & wife Lisanne, Rocky Shawn Latham & wife Paige, Ricky Latham & wife Bryana, Ariel Tyler, and Whitney Tyler, great grandchildren; Jaidyn, Aubree, Matthew, Madison, Aliyah, Mabrye, Hunter Grace, Jayden, Kayden, and Kobey, brothers; Jack Fleming and Milton Fleming & wife Karon, and a sister, Mary Richardson along with numerous nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Minnie Fleming, a grandson, Joshua Floyd Fleming, a sister-in-law, Leta Fleming, and a brother-in-law, Ray Richrdson.
Casket bearers will be: David McFadden, Vince Porter, Jason Porter, Jimmy Porter and W. H. Brumley. Honorary bearers will be: Rocky Shawn Latham, Travis Fleming, Ricky Latham, Rocky Latham and Westley Tyler.
If desired, the family requests that memorials be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, shrinershospitalforchildren.org/shc
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