Burnice "Monk" Horton

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
August 9, 1995, Page 7

Monk Horton

Burnice "Monk" Horton, 72, of Rosevine died early Tuesday, Aug. 8 1995.

He is survived by his wife, Lydia "Cotton" Horton of Rosevine.

Funeral arrangements were pending at press time with the Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.

The Sabine County Reporter
August 16, 1995, Page 10

Monk Horton

Burnice "Monk" Horton, 72, of Rosevine died at 12:40 a. m.Tuesday, Aug. 8, at his residence.

He was born April 21, 1923, in Sabine County as a son of the late Anna (Craig) and John Horton Sr. and was a retired equipment operator with George Banes Construction Co. Horton was a member of the Rosevine Baptist Church, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, and a member of the V. F. W. Post.

Survivors: wife, Lydia Kilcrease Horton of Rosevine; a son, Ronnie Horton of Hemphill; a daughter, Jackie Spears of Rosevine; three grandchildren, Brandi Spears, Dustin Horton, and Robert Wright; three great-grandchildren, Meghan, Cody, and Kelli; three brothers, John Horton Jr. of Hemphill, Bobby Jim Horton of Bronson, and Buford Horton of South Carolina; and three sisters, Bobby Rogers of Rosevine, Juanita Smith of Pineland, and Ann Wright of Bronson.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Richard Bass officiating. Interment followed at Rosevine Cemetery.


(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2009)

He shares a double tombstone marker with Lynda K. Horton. Date of marriage shown as 19 Jan 1946.

Inscribed PVT US Army WWII - Purple Heart.

Burnice married Lydia Ceal "Cotton" Kilcrease on 19 Jan 1946. Lydia (daughter of Howard Franklin Kilcrease and Willie Mae Peveto) was born on 22 Jun 1925 in Shelby County, Texas; died on 3 Aug 2015 in Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

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"