Betty Perry Horton
August 18, 1941 ~ July 18, 2017 (age 75) 75 Years OldShare using:
Betty Perry Horton, 75, of Louisburg, passed away July 18, 2017 at the William M. Dunlap Center for Caring. She was born in Wake County to the late James H. Perry and Euna Morris Perry Newton.
Mrs. Horton retired from Westinghouse/ABB/Elster after 37 years of service where she manufactured electrical meters, oversaw the repairs process and final meter testing. She enjoyed bluegrass music however cooking was her passion and often help lift people’s spirits with her many dishes. Mrs. Horton was a member of Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church and will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her.
Friends visited with the family from 1:00-2:00 P.M. prior to the service with a funeral service following at 2 o’clock, Friday afternoon, July 21, 2017 at Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Horton is survived by her children, John W. Blackwell, Jr. & wife Tammy of Apex and Cyndi Blackwell of Garner; step-children, Lisa Johnson & husband Timmy of Louisburg and Terry Horton & wife Terry of Wake Forest; brother, Charles Perry & wife Nancy of Holly Springs; grandchildren, Brittany Blackwell Canfield & husband Kyle and John W. “Trey” Blackwell, III; many nieces, nephews and extended family. She was preceded in death by her husband, R.L. “Jim” Horton and a brother, James “Buck” Perry.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Transitions LifeCare, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.
A service of Clancy Strickland Wheeler Funeral Home, 1051 Durham Road, Wake Forest, NC. (919)556-7400
www.cswfuneralhome.com
Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church
Friday July 21st, 2017
1:00pm - 2:00pm
929 Mc Wilder Road
Louisburg, NC 27549
Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church
Friday July 21st, 2017
2:00pm
929 Mc Wilder Road
Louisburg, NC 27549