Bruce Horton

Funeral services for Bruce Horton, 67, of Hudson will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Jamie Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Tennessee Community Cemetery in Timpson.

Bruce was born February 4, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas to the late James “Bob” Horton and Bettye (Jarrett), and went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2024 in a local hospital.

Bruce Horton – there was only one. He had a huge personality and his love for his family was larger than life. He started baseball at an early age with his Daddy teaching him and guiding him through the years. He was a standout pitcher through his high school and college years. He had a competitive spirit in everything he did. If you had Bruce as a friend, you were truly blessed. True friendship meant a lot to him – it meant respect, support, and love for those he considered his true friends. Bruce was known to be loud and gruff, but on the inside, he was loving and kind. If there was anything he loved more than baseball, it was the love he had for his family, friends and the boys he coached along the way. Bruce had a great sense of humor and could tell a joke better than anyone. Words cannot express how important he was to all those who knew and loved him, nor how much he will be missed by all of them. He has pitched his last inning…he has won the game!

Survivors include his wife, Karen Roebuck Horton of Hudson; sons, Dachie Horton of Zavalla, Jarrett Horton and fiancé Kiara Perez of Pilot Point, Devin Horton of Hudson; grandchildren, Lexi Horton, Anna Horton and Kaylee Horton; dog son, Duke Horton; sister, Frankie Clark of Hudson; brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy Horton and wife Kathy of Argyle; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Lanita Davis of Lufkin; Charla Stewart and husband Richard of Huntington, Lori Kinney of Huntington, Toni Harvey of Zavalla and Kim Donahoe and husband Will of Zavalla; cousins and spouses, Royce and Effie Mae Hill and Theresa and Michael Guerra; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Pallbearers will be Randy Deal, Tod Thornton, Darrell Brandon, Darryl Day, Shane Clark, Cody Pyle, Taylor Kinney and Zachary Moody.

Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny West, Dylan Pitts, Ronnie Arnold, Mark Cheney, Druey Stanley and Chip Brashear.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.