Barbara Ellen Horton

Barbara Ellen Horton of Lexington Park, Md passed away on September 27, 2026 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born on August 15, 1943, in Fayetteville NC to the late Paul Levi Kachel and Elsie Viola Kachel.

Barbara lived St. Mary’s County most of her life and graduated from Great Mills High School in 1962. She worked at various businesses as a retail clerk but is best known for her time at The Aquarium Pet Shop in Lexington Park, MD. After The Aquarium closed, she worked until her retirement as a teller at Maryland Bank and Trust in California, MD. She was an accomplished seamstress and baker; many friends, family, and co-workers were treated to her cakes, cookies, and pies.

Barbara is survived by her son Robert Horton and his partner Tammy Stewart of Great Mills, her son Michael Horton of Lexington Park MD, her brother John Kachel of Leonardtown MD, her sister Brenda Kachel of Atoka TN, her niece Tammy Vinson, and her nephews Tommy Alvey, Gary Flatness, and Chris Flatness.

All funeral services will be private at this time.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.mgfh.com.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.