Cowles "Pete" Horton III

Memorial Service will be Wednesday August 26, 2015 from 3:30 -5 p.m.at McConnell Memorial Chapel. Anyone who wants to speak during the memorial service can. Come prepared to share memories.

Visitation will be Wednesday, August 26, 2015: 2-3:30 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home.

Mr. Horton passed away Sunday August 23, 2015 at his residence.

He was born June 7, 1949 in Colbert County, AL to Cowles Horton, Jr. Who was from Grenada, MS. and started Muscle Shoals Rubber Company in Sheffield producing baseball centers for most of the MBL. His son, “Pete” eventually took over the business, when it was moved to Mississippi. His mother, Louise Hatch Horton, who was a longtime resident of Sheffield, AL, was from Maine and died in Batesville, MS.

Mr. Horton was a retired business owner of Muscle Shoals Rubber Company, in Batesville, MS. He was a volunteer fireman, member of Jaycees and alderman for the city of Batesville. He graduated from Sheffield High in 1968 and graduated Christian Brothers College.

Mr. Horton is preceded in death by his parents, and one brother Kenneth Horton.

He is survived by his loving wife Judith Williams Horton of Huntsville, AL; two sons, Cowles Horton IV of Batesville, MS and Sam Horton of Huntsville, AL; two stepsons Paul Albert Brown of Brenham, TX and John Ency Brown of Lexington, SC; one sister Susan Horton Gray and husband James of Dunwoody, GA; three grandchildren Paige and Katie Horton of Batesville, MS and Michael Harris of Kansas City, MO; step grandchildren Jayden, Grayson, and Amelia Brown of Brenham, TX and Hilary and Lily Brown of Lexington, SC;

Pallbearers will be Cowles Horton IV, Sam Horton, Paul A Brown, Mike Roberts, Terry Williams, and Galen Terry.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Batesville Firefighters.