Doris Mae (Blevins) Horton, age 85, of 803 W. Oak, Independence, Kansas, died December 17, 2010.
Mrs. Horton was born July 18, 1925 in Edna, KS to Fred and Gladys (Rucker) Blevins.
She grew up near Edna, KS and attended school in Edna and Altamont. She also attended Coffeyville Junior College for one and a half years and later taught at Prairie Hall, a one-room school house near Angola, Kansas.
On June 29, 1947 she married Richard S. Horton and they lived in both Parsons and Independence. Mr. Horton was self-employed in his own plumbing business. He died June 10, 1996.
Mrs. Horton worked as a steno at Parsons State Hospital for seven years, Continental Can Company in Coffeyville, and later retired after 26 years as a service representative with the local Social Security office.
She was involved in the community, being an active member of the Grace Memorial United Methodist Church. She regularly participated in Sunday school and was a former kindergarten teacher at the church. Mrs. Horton also enjoyed being a part of several other clubs, including Le Hunt Red Pepper Club, Sunrise Pals Extension Homemakers, and Business Professional Women-where she was president in 1976 and 1977.
One of Mrs. Horton's best qualities was generosity. She valued a good education, and contributed to many of her great-nieces and nephews college experiences. Her generosity extended to 3 young children that came to spend time with her in recent years.
Survivors include two sisters, Arlene Landrith of Bartlett, KS and Mary Lou Manley of Edna, KS, as well as a host of nephews, nieces, and many other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Blevins Carnahan.
Funeral services will be at Grace Memorial United Methodist Church of Independence by Willie Jones, pastor of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:00pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
Internment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, KS.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 21st from 2:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesday, December 22nd from 8:00am-11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Grace Memorial United Methodist Church or Riverside Park and Zoo and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Mrs. Horton was born July 18, 1925 in Edna, KS to Fred and Gladys (Rucker) Blevins.
She grew up near Edna, KS and attended school in Edna and Altamont. She also attended Coffeyville Junior College for one and a half years and later taught at Prairie Hall, a one-room school house near Angola, Kansas.
On June 29, 1947 she married Richard S. Horton and they lived in both Parsons and Independence. Mr. Horton was self-employed in his own plumbing business. He died June 10, 1996.
Mrs. Horton worked as a steno at Parsons State Hospital for seven years, Continental Can Company in Coffeyville, and later retired after 26 years as a service representative with the local Social Security office.
She was involved in the community, being an active member of the Grace Memorial United Methodist Church. She regularly participated in Sunday school and was a former kindergarten teacher at the church. Mrs. Horton also enjoyed being a part of several other clubs, including Le Hunt Red Pepper Club, Sunrise Pals Extension Homemakers, and Business Professional Women-where she was president in 1976 and 1977.
One of Mrs. Horton's best qualities was generosity. She valued a good education, and contributed to many of her great-nieces and nephews college experiences. Her generosity extended to 3 young children that came to spend time with her in recent years.
Survivors include two sisters, Arlene Landrith of Bartlett, KS and Mary Lou Manley of Edna, KS, as well as a host of nephews, nieces, and many other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Blevins Carnahan.
Funeral services will be at Grace Memorial United Methodist Church of Independence by Willie Jones, pastor of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:00pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
Internment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, KS.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 21st from 2:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesday, December 22nd from 8:00am-11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Grace Memorial United Methodist Church or Riverside Park and Zoo and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Doris Mae (Blevins) Horton, age 85, of 803 W. Oak, Independence, Kansas, died December 17, 2010.
Mrs. Horton was born July 18, 1925 in Edna, KS to Fred and Gladys (Rucker) Blevins.
She grew up near Edna, KS and attended school in Edna and Altamont. She also attended Coffeyville Junior College for one and a half years and later taught at Prairie Hall, a one-room school house near Angola, Kansas.
On June 29, 1947 she married Richard S. Horton and they lived in both Parsons and Independence. Mr. Horton was self-employed in his own plumbing business. He died June 10, 1996.
Mrs. Horton worked as a steno at Parsons State Hospital for seven years, Continental Can Company in Coffeyville, and later retired after 26 years as a service representative with the local Social Security office.
She was involved in the community, being an active member of the Grace Memorial United Methodist Church. She regularly participated in Sunday school and was a former kindergarten teacher at the church. Mrs. Horton also enjoyed being a part of several other clubs, including Le Hunt Red Pepper Club, Sunrise Pals Extension Homemakers, and Business Professional Women-where she was president in 1976 and 1977.
One of Mrs. Horton's best qualities was generosity. She valued a good education, and contributed to many of her great-nieces and nephews college experiences. Her generosity extended to 3 young children that came to spend time with her in recent years.
Survivors include two sisters, Arlene Landrith of Bartlett, KS and Mary Lou Manley of Edna, KS, as well as a host of nephews, nieces, and many other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Blevins Carnahan.
Funeral services will be at Grace Memorial United Methodist Church of Independence by Willie Jones, pastor of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:00pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
Internment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, KS.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 21st from 2:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesday, December 22nd from 8:00am-11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Grace Memorial United Methodist Church or Riverside Park and Zoo and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Mrs. Horton was born July 18, 1925 in Edna, KS to Fred and Gladys (Rucker) Blevins.
She grew up near Edna, KS and attended school in Edna and Altamont. She also attended Coffeyville Junior College for one and a half years and later taught at Prairie Hall, a one-room school house near Angola, Kansas.
On June 29, 1947 she married Richard S. Horton and they lived in both Parsons and Independence. Mr. Horton was self-employed in his own plumbing business. He died June 10, 1996.
Mrs. Horton worked as a steno at Parsons State Hospital for seven years, Continental Can Company in Coffeyville, and later retired after 26 years as a service representative with the local Social Security office.
She was involved in the community, being an active member of the Grace Memorial United Methodist Church. She regularly participated in Sunday school and was a former kindergarten teacher at the church. Mrs. Horton also enjoyed being a part of several other clubs, including Le Hunt Red Pepper Club, Sunrise Pals Extension Homemakers, and Business Professional Women-where she was president in 1976 and 1977.
One of Mrs. Horton's best qualities was generosity. She valued a good education, and contributed to many of her great-nieces and nephews college experiences. Her generosity extended to 3 young children that came to spend time with her in recent years.
Survivors include two sisters, Arlene Landrith of Bartlett, KS and Mary Lou Manley of Edna, KS, as well as a host of nephews, nieces, and many other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Blevins Carnahan.
Funeral services will be at Grace Memorial United Methodist Church of Independence by Willie Jones, pastor of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church at 2:00pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
Internment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence, KS.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 21st from 2:00pm-7:00pm and Wednesday, December 22nd from 8:00am-11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Grace Memorial United Methodist Church or Riverside Park and Zoo and will be accepted at the funeral home.
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