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Billy Ray Horton

Male 1930 - 1995  (65 years)


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  • Name Billy Ray Horton  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 10 Jan 1930  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1995  Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial 4 Mar 1995  Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    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)
    Person ID I33606  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Horton,   b. 30 May 1896, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1960, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Anna Craig,   b. 19 May 1899, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1945, Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1919  [2
    Family ID F10693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Doreen "Sis" Seales,   b. 9 Jan 1930   d. 22 Apr 1987, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1956 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F10691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jan 1930 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1995 - Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Mar 1995 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S334] Rootsweb, Texas Death Records, 1964 thru 1998.

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP No. 6 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    4. [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.), March 8, 1995, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).