Caroline Shelton Horton

Caroline Shelton Horton, 82, of Bethlehem Church Road, passed away Tuesday evening, February 8, 2011 at Hospice Home in Wentworth. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, February 11, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Horton was born January 23, 1929 in Leaksville, NC, daughter of the late Luther and Lucy Shelton. She grew up in Stokes County. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Eden and a retiree of Fieldcrest Mills. Mrs. Horton loved spending time with her beloved family , enjoyed baking, quilting, and fishing at the Outer Banks. Surviving are her five sons, Marion Horton and wife, Martha of Eden, Randolph Horton and wife, Lesa of High Point, Mark Horton and wife, Laura of Wilkesboro, Roger Horton and wife, Susan of Reidsville, and Paul Horton and wife, Sarah of Madison; and eight grandchildren, Natalie, Sam, Mary, Jami, Cali, Haley, Jonah, and Charlie; her dear friend and neighbor, Lillie Hewitt; and her adopted son and fishing friend, Rob Gresham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Carl Randolph "Randy" Horton; and two sisters, Margaret Wall and Geneva Joyce. The family will receive friends Thursday evening 6 - 8 PM at Fair Funeral Home and on Friday, one hour prior to the service (1 - 2 PM). The family will gather, at other times, at the home, 1104 Bethlehem Church Road. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com