LENWOOD A. HORTON
May 11, 1947-July 18, 2018
Mr. Lenwood Aaron Horton, 71, 29 Driver Road, Washington, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday evening, July 18, 2018, at his home.
Memorial will be Saturday, July 21, at noon at First Free Will Baptist Church in Washington, with pastor Doug Radford and pastor Bruce Kimbrell officiating.
The family will receive friends from 11 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the service Saturday at the church family life center and other times at the home.
Mr. Horton was born May 11, 1947, in Harnett County to the late Wilbur Bliss Horton and Pauline Blaine Bowden Horton.
June 8, 1968, he married the former Sharon Doreen Blanton, who survives.
In 2009, he retired from Piedmont Natural Gas with 40 years of service.
Mr. Horton had served as a deacon at Spring Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro and attended First Free Will Baptist Church in Washington.
In addition to his wife, Sharon of the home, he is survived by his sons, Chad Horton and wife, Lauren, and their daughter, Blaine, of Chocowinity and Michael Horton and wife, Susan, of New Bern, and their three children, Kris, Brian and Brett and wife, Charlotte; four grandchildren, Alayna, Elizabeth, Landon and Brynn; his brothers, Gerald Horton and wife, Connie, and Cleo Horton and wife, Fran, all of Linden, N.C.; his sister; Teresa Flowers and husband, Don, of Erwin; his mother-in-law: Peggy Blanton of the home; and special extended family members, Carol Pleasants, Dianne Capps, Brenda Blanton, Nicole Radford Gibson and Lauren Radford.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Elsie Wilcox.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals in memory of Lenwood Horton, 123 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27517.
Online condolences may be offered to the family and the memorial tribute video may be viewed by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.
Paul Funeral Home and Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Horton family
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Published in Obituaries on July 20, 2018 8:05 AM