Lydia Ceal "Cotton" Kilcrease

1925 - 2015  (90 years)

• Name	Lydia Ceal "Cotton" Kilcrease  [1]
  Nickname	Cotton
  Birth	22 Jun 1925	Shelby County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Aug 2015	Texas   [1]
  Burial	Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Lydie Ceal "Cotton" Kilcrease Horton, age 90, of Pearland,and former resident of the Rosevine Community, passed from this life on Monday, August 3, 2015, in Clear Lake. A native of Shelby County, Texas, she was born to Willie Mae (Peveto) Kilcrease and Howard Kilcrease on June 22, 1925. She married the love of her life, Burnice "Monk" Horton. She was a homemaker and a wonderful cook and had worked in the Healthcare Industry in Food Service. She passed on her great skills in the kitchen to several of her family members. She was not only "Granny" to her grandchildren, but to several of her great-great nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church in Sabine County. Those who are left to cherish her memory include, Her daughter, Jackie Horton Spears of Pearland; Son, Ronnie Horton and his wife, Brenda of Hemphill; Her beloved grandchildren, Brandi and Ryan Roberts; Dustin and Jana Horton; Amy Aulds; Charley and Tellina Wright; Logan and Landen Horton; Her Great-Grandchildren, Chelsie, Dylan, Tristan, Kelli, Meghan and Cody; and 5 great-great grandchildren. Her Brother, Charles "Eleck" Kilcrease and his wife, Linda of San Augustine; Sister, Joyce Davis and her husband, James of Center; Her special children, Bethany, Dylan and Aynsley, along with a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Burnice "Monk" Horton; Her brothers, Jack; J.W. and Tom Kilcrease; Her sisters, Ruth Jones and Maggie Dearman Pallbearers will include, Ryan Roberts; David Miles; Noe Ramirez; Hunter Mosley; Dustin Horton; and Jamey Brittain. Honorary Pallbearers will include, Charley Brittain; Troy Roberts; and Charley Wright. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015, in the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Interment will be in the Rosevine Cemetery in Sabine County. Visitation will be Friday evening, August 7, 2015, from the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas 75972 Copied from the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home website Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, August 12, 2015, Page 12
  Person ID	I33626	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Howard Franklin Kilcrease,   b. 29 Apr 1901, Mississippi d. 4 Jul 1967, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Willie Mae Peveto,   b. 24 Jan 1906, Texas d. 14 Jan 1962, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1923
  Family ID	F11746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burnice "Monk" Horton,   b. 21 Apr 1923, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Aug 1995, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1946  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F10695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Jun 1925 - Shelby County, Texas Death - 3 Aug 2015 - Texas Burial - - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 12, 2015, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).