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Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
March 8, 1995, Page 8

Bill Horton

Billy Ray Horton, 65, or Yellowpine died early Thursday, March 2, 1995, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin.

Horton was born Jan. 10, 1930, as a son of the late John and Anna (Craig) Horton and was a lifelong resident of Sabine County. He was a retired peace officer, serving several years as a deputy with Sabine County Sheriff's Dept.

He was a member of the Baptist Church and Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary D. "Sis" Horton in April 1987.

Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Shannon "Sunny" and Tommy Whittington of Pineland; son and daughter-in-law, Billy R. and Kay Horton of Pineland; sisters, Bobby Rogers of Rosevine, Juanita Smith of Pineland, and Ann Wright of Bronson; brothers, John Horton Jr. of Hemphill, Burnice "Monk" Horton of Rosevine, Bobby Jim Horton of Bronson, and Buford Horton of South Carolina; grandchildren, Mallory Whittington, Brian Sexton, and Jill Strickland; and great-grandchildren, Brennan Strickland and Colton Strickland.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Richard Bass, pastor of Yellowpine Madedonia Baptist Church, and Bro. Wendell Ferguson, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Gravelhill officiating and with Masonic rites. Interment was at Hemphill City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: E. E. McDonald, Millar R. Jordan, Dan Adkins, Jack McGown, James "Bo" Hyden, Bruce Gatlin, Brad Chapel, and Walter Wilson.

Memorial contributions may be made to Masonic Home & School; care of Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge #305, Hemphill, Texas 75948.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, April 2009)

Billy married Mary Doreen "Sis" Seales before 1956. Mary was born on 9 Jan 1930; died on 22 Apr 1987 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDRK-TJM
name: John Horton
death date: 02 Nov 1960
death place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 64 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 30 May 1896
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Will Horton
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Martha Clark
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Retired Tx Forest Service
Veteran? Yes WW I
place of residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: Rosevine Cemetery
burial place: Rosevine, Texas
burial date: 03 Nov 1960
additional relatives:
Informant John Horton Jr
film number: 2116619
digital film number: 4166552
image number: 00002042
reference number: 73496
Collection: John Horton, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No. 6
Enumerated April 17 and 18, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 10A Stamped 101
208-217
Horton, John Hd O $250 M W 33 M221 Tx Tx Tx Oiler United Gas Co.
Horton, Anna Wf F W 31 M@20 Tx Tx Tx
Horton, Mattie Ruth Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Horton, John Jr. Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Horton, Bernice Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Horton, Jodie Son m W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Horton, Jaunita Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Horton, Billie Ray Son M W 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Anna Craig about 1919. Anna was born on 19 May 1899 in Texas; died on 20 Jun 1945 in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Last name appears to actually be CRAIG, despite being listed as CRAGG on her actual death certificate. This is based on the Texas Birth Index listings of her younger children, as well as the Texas Death Certificate of her son, Jodie,and the obituary of her son, Burnice "Monk" Horton.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1W-RMZ
name: Anna Horton
event: Death
event date: 20 Jun 1945
event place: Rosevine, Sabine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Married
birth date: 18 May 1899
birthplace: Sabine,
father's name: Jack Cragg
mother's name: Sarah Cragg
certificate number: 27423
film number: 2137960
digital folder number: 005144853
image number: 03024
Collection: Anna Horton, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"