ELSIE D. HORTON
January 30, 1921 – June 3, 2014

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ELSIE D. HORTONJanuary 30, 1921 – June 3, 2014

LOUISBURG – Elsie Daniels Horton, 93, of Louisburg, died Tuesday morning at her home.

Elsie was a daughter of the late Lee and Tamsey Hill Daniels. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 41 years, J.E. Horton; stepson, Sammy Horton; sisters, Martha D. Ricks and Guelda D. Raeburn; brother, Laurice Daniels.

Elsie was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She played the piano in church for over twenty-five years.

A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Friday at Poplar Spring Baptist Church. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private burial will be at Ransdell Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Elsie is survived by her daughter, Janet Kimbrough of Louisburg; son, Bruce Babbitt of Davis; grandchildren, Scott Kimbrough and wife, Carie; Jason Kimbrough and wife, Leca; Jeannie Owens and husband, Joey; Cindy Johnson; Tommy Hill and wife, Lorie; Warren Hill; 8 great-grandchildren;

Nieces, Emily Daniels-McLear of Atlanta, GA; Barbara Hernandez of Seattle, WA; nephews, Steve Raeburn of Morehead City; Fred Raeburn of New York; former daughter-in-law, Nancy Babbitt of Beaufort.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Building Fund, 89 Brantleytown Rd., Zebulon, NC 27597.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, NC, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.