Funeral service for Bobby Wayne Horton will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Darryle Bailey will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery.
Bobby passed away Thurs., March 22, 2012, at his home at the age of 76.
The son of Ottis Evert and Eva (Young) Horton was born April 20, 1935, in Stigler. He was raised in rural Stigler and attended Keota Schools. September 12, 1952, he married his high school sweetheart Lou Ann Hill in Stigler. Shortly after their marriage they moved to the Tulsa area. Bobby began working in the metal industry as a welder. He worked Siftee Metal, Tulsa Metal Works and Custom Stainless before retiring. In 1979 Bobby and Lou Ann moved to Inola. There he could often be found around town talking with his friends about classic cars. His hobbies included fishing, listening to blue grass music, and working on his old cars.
Bobby was preceded in death by his daughter, Debra Lynn Hill; and his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Lou Ann of the home; children: Janice Kay Dotson of Inola, Larry Wayne Horton of Sapulpa, and Doris Michelle Breisch of Tulsa; brother, Marshal Leon Horton of Broken Arrow; sister, Judy Ann Sloan of Tulsa; grandchildren, Felicia Goss, Connie Bosworth, Tina Jackson, Brandy St. Clair, Jessica Printess, Megan Silver and Amanda Horton; 9 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-granddaughter, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.