William Glenn Paxton was born on July 23,1929 in Winnetka, Illinois. He passed peacefully into God’s hands at his summer home in Shelby, Michigan on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Lightner Paxton, and four daughters: Marty (Mike) Franchot, Anne (Gana) Paxton, Jane Hoffman, and Suzie (Patrick) Paxton, seven grandchildren and one great grandson, and by his brother, Glenn (Leslie), and a number of nieces and nephews.
Bill will be remembered for his love of singing, his dry sense of humor, his generosity and integrity, his loyalty to his friends, his devotion to his family, and his love of his wife of seventy years whom he called "the light of my life.”
A memorial service will be held at Eastminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 27 at 4:00, followed by a reception. There will be a service in Shelby for friends and family in July.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations be made to The Choral Union of Michigan State, The Greater Lansing Symphony or Eastminster Presbyterian Church.