Individual Details

Death

Raymond Earl "Ray" Horton, 78, passed away on August 24, 2009, following an extended illness. Raymond graduated from Norview High School in 1949 where he played football and won a football scholarship to Duke University. He graduated from Duke in 1954 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was employed by ALOCA Aluminum Company in Badin, NC for more than 30 years, retiring in 1985 at age 53. He remained a member of the Badin United Methodist Church until his death. In addition to his parents, James G. Horton and Ethel Seay Horton, he was predeceased by his wife of almost 50 years, Jean Elizabeth Upton Horton, and later his companion, Jane Wood Stewart. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Horton Furr of Mebane, NC; a son, Kenneth Alan Horton and his wife Linda of Chesapeake, VA; two granddaughters, Stephanie Ockuly Horton of Norfolk, VA and Melissa Ockuly Horton of Blacksburg, VA; two brothers, James D. Morton (Mollye) of Birdnest, VA and Howard L. Horton (Suzanne) of Virginia Beach, VA; and seven nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home at 1457 Independence Blvd., from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery by Dr. Donald Traylor.