N. L. "Nick" Horton, 68, retired business man of Winnfield, died Wednesday morning, 7:00 o'clock in a local hospital. He had suffered a heart attack earlier.
The remains are at Hixson Funeral Home until the hour of the services, which have been scheduled to be held at the First Baptist Church Friday at 10:30 a.m. Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and the Rev. Luther L. Booth, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be W. Leo Sowers, John William Riley, Roscoe Bice, E. H. "Kidd" Farr, E. J. Buchanan, Norman Smith, Eugene Love, and Russell Tullos. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Crusaders for Christ Bible Class of which he was a member.
Born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, June 19, 1887, Mr. Horton moved to Louisiana in 1889 and spent the early part of his life in Jonesboro. In 1917 he married Miss Eugenia Shows and they moved to Winnfield in 1920. They established the Horton Feed & Seed business here Oct. 4, 1930 and operated it until Dec. 1, 1955 when they sold the business and retired.
Mr. Horton was a veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Woodmen of the World for over 40 years. Mr. Horton's hobby was 'gardening', and he was widely known for the outstanding early gardens that he produced.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eugenia Horton; one son, Leonard Horton, Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. John R. Cole, Winnfield; Mrs. L. F. Dupuy, of 521 College St., Shreveport; and Mrs. B. L. Nunnally of Lovington, N.M.; and six grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Hancock of Port Arthur, Texas and Mrs. Ruth Vail, of Fairfield, Ala.; two brothers, Robert Lee Horton of Monroe and Jack Horton of Shreveport.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), April 19, 1956
The remains are at Hixson Funeral Home until the hour of the services, which have been scheduled to be held at the First Baptist Church Friday at 10:30 a.m. Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and the Rev. Luther L. Booth, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be W. Leo Sowers, John William Riley, Roscoe Bice, E. H. "Kidd" Farr, E. J. Buchanan, Norman Smith, Eugene Love, and Russell Tullos. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Crusaders for Christ Bible Class of which he was a member.
Born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, June 19, 1887, Mr. Horton moved to Louisiana in 1889 and spent the early part of his life in Jonesboro. In 1917 he married Miss Eugenia Shows and they moved to Winnfield in 1920. They established the Horton Feed & Seed business here Oct. 4, 1930 and operated it until Dec. 1, 1955 when they sold the business and retired.
Mr. Horton was a veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Woodmen of the World for over 40 years. Mr. Horton's hobby was 'gardening', and he was widely known for the outstanding early gardens that he produced.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eugenia Horton; one son, Leonard Horton, Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. John R. Cole, Winnfield; Mrs. L. F. Dupuy, of 521 College St., Shreveport; and Mrs. B. L. Nunnally of Lovington, N.M.; and six grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Hancock of Port Arthur, Texas and Mrs. Ruth Vail, of Fairfield, Ala.; two brothers, Robert Lee Horton of Monroe and Jack Horton of Shreveport.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), April 19, 1956
N. L. "Nick" Horton, 68, retired business man of Winnfield, died Wednesday morning, 7:00 o'clock in a local hospital. He had suffered a heart attack earlier.
The remains are at Hixson Funeral Home until the hour of the services, which have been scheduled to be held at the First Baptist Church Friday at 10:30 a.m. Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and the Rev. Luther L. Booth, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be W. Leo Sowers, John William Riley, Roscoe Bice, E. H. "Kidd" Farr, E. J. Buchanan, Norman Smith, Eugene Love, and Russell Tullos. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Crusaders for Christ Bible Class of which he was a member.
Born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, June 19, 1887, Mr. Horton moved to Louisiana in 1889 and spent the early part of his life in Jonesboro. In 1917 he married Miss Eugenia Shows and they moved to Winnfield in 1920. They established the Horton Feed & Seed business here Oct. 4, 1930 and operated it until Dec. 1, 1955 when they sold the business and retired.
Mr. Horton was a veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Woodmen of the World for over 40 years. Mr. Horton's hobby was 'gardening', and he was widely known for the outstanding early gardens that he produced.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eugenia Horton; one son, Leonard Horton, Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. John R. Cole, Winnfield; Mrs. L. F. Dupuy, of 521 College St., Shreveport; and Mrs. B. L. Nunnally of Lovington, N.M.; and six grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Hancock of Port Arthur, Texas and Mrs. Ruth Vail, of Fairfield, Ala.; two brothers, Robert Lee Horton of Monroe and Jack Horton of Shreveport.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), April 19, 1956
The remains are at Hixson Funeral Home until the hour of the services, which have been scheduled to be held at the First Baptist Church Friday at 10:30 a.m. Dr. W. L. Holcomb, pastor, and the Rev. Luther L. Booth, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be W. Leo Sowers, John William Riley, Roscoe Bice, E. H. "Kidd" Farr, E. J. Buchanan, Norman Smith, Eugene Love, and Russell Tullos. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Crusaders for Christ Bible Class of which he was a member.
Born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, June 19, 1887, Mr. Horton moved to Louisiana in 1889 and spent the early part of his life in Jonesboro. In 1917 he married Miss Eugenia Shows and they moved to Winnfield in 1920. They established the Horton Feed & Seed business here Oct. 4, 1930 and operated it until Dec. 1, 1955 when they sold the business and retired.
Mr. Horton was a veteran of World War I, a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Woodmen of the World for over 40 years. Mr. Horton's hobby was 'gardening', and he was widely known for the outstanding early gardens that he produced.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eugenia Horton; one son, Leonard Horton, Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. John R. Cole, Winnfield; Mrs. L. F. Dupuy, of 521 College St., Shreveport; and Mrs. B. L. Nunnally of Lovington, N.M.; and six grandchildren. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Hancock of Port Arthur, Texas and Mrs. Ruth Vail, of Fairfield, Ala.; two brothers, Robert Lee Horton of Monroe and Jack Horton of Shreveport.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), April 19, 1956
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