James R. “Jim” Paxton, 91, Silver Lake, died at 10:06 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester. He was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Talma to Russell and Jessie (Landis) Paxton. He married Katherine Snyder on June 14, 1941, in Warsaw. She survives. Jim was a farmer for many years. …read more.