Extracted from The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
Friday, July 31, 1970

HORTON -- Mr. Willie H. Horton, Porterdale, died July 29.

Surviving are wife, Mrs. Ola P. Horton; daughters, Mrs. Clara Mae Digby, Mrs. Willie Belle Jeffries, Mrs. Inez H. Hall, Porterdale; sons, Mr. J. T. Horton, High Point, N.C.; Mr. Cecil Horton, Porterdale; sisters, Mrs. Jessie Eliibee [sic Ellerbee], Miss Mary Horton, Thomaston; Mrs. Clara Murphy, California; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Caldwell & Cowan, Rev. Ivan Juhan and Rev. Charles L. Moody Jr. officiating. Interment, Lawnwood Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Newton County Cancer Fund.

Caldwell & Cowan, Covington.