The funeral service for James R.(Sonny) Horton, 82, of Georgetown, GA who died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital will be conducted, Monday at 11:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Pastor Billy Bevan will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. A native of Douglas, GA, Mr. Horton has resided in Georgetown for the past sixteen years moving from Albany. While in Albany, he was the Market Manager for Harvey’s Supermarket for twenty five years and formerly was employed with Winn Dixie in Crawley, LA. Mr. Horton was a member of Sardis Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Varnum Horton of Georgetown, GA, three sons and their wives, James Ronald and Phyllis Horton of Concord, GA, Kenneth and Cathy Horton and Chuck and Della Horton of all of Griffin, GA, a step daughter, Terrie Gillis of Lake Park, GA, a step son, Rex Gillis of Great Falls, MO, a sister and her husband, Jency and Monroe (Buck) Jones of Carrollton, GA, two brothers and their wives, Vernie and Laverne Horton of Fitzgerald, GA and Mac and Ester Horton of Englewood, FL, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home.
To sign our online registry or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews’ website at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com.
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany, GA
229-435-5657
