Shirley Anne Borton

Shirley Anne Borton , 92, of Fort Wayne passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Lutheran Life Villages So Anthony. She was born on May 26, 1930 in Kendallville, Indiana to Robert Paxton and Florence Driscoll Paxton. Shirley graduated as the 1948 Salutatorian of Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne. She married her loving husband David Borton on February 24, 1951, he preceded her in death on March 20, 1999. Shirley was an active volunteer at her children’s grade school until working at ITT Credit Union where she retired from in 1989. She was a member of Simpson United Methodist Church until moving to Lutheran Life Villages in 2017 where she attended the Lutheran Life Village Chapel. Shirley had been a volunteer with LLV Health Care Activities for several years before her move there. Surviving are her three children, Sally (David Gutting) Borton of Fort Wayne, Kay (Jesse Zent) Borton of Fort Wayne and Scott Borton of Cape Coral, Florida. Godson Chris (Benita Brewer) Colwell of Villa Park, Illinois. Granddaughter Rachel Gutting of Canton, Ohio and Grandson Trent Gutting of Antioch, Tennessee. Sisters Marilyn Hutchins of W. Lafayette, Indiana and Elizabeth Koomler of Angola, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, brother Glenn and sister-in-law Judy Paxton and brothers-in-law Alvin Hutchins and Donald Koomler. Services will be held at Lutheran Life Villages Chapel, 6701 South Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Mike Wakeland officiating. Private burial will be at Covington Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by DO McComb & Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Eleos Hospice Care, 4432 Ardmore Ave Unit B, Fort Wayne, IN 46809 or Lutheran Life Villages Pastoral Care online at llvgive.org or mail to 6701 South Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46816