Abner Homer Holton Jr.

Homer was born 27 August 1927, at the home of his adoring parents, Bertye Lea McClure Holton and Abner H. Holton, Sr., who provided Homer and his three older sisters a foundation of love, faith, and a sense of humor that carried them throughout their remarkable lives. With that foundation further supported by a large extended family of Holtons and McClures and the "church family" of Calvary United Methodist Church, Homer learned early to offer and to ask for help when needed; whether he was dealing with a minor inconvenience or facing a potentially devastating challenge, his approach was one of confidence, curiosity, and a sense of shared adventure.

After graduating from High Point (Central) High School at age 16, Homer attended UNC-Chapel Hill, served in and was honorably discharged from the US Army, and worked with his father at his father's furniture store. On 9 June 1951, a rainy night, he married the love of his life, the former Betty Lou Moore of Greensboro. Homer and Betty worked together as manufacturers' representatives in the furniture industry, traveling throughout North Carolina, until they retired in 1979 when she became ill.

Homer was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty in 1980, and his three older sisters and their husbands, Helen Rae and Fred Cox, Nell and Dolen Hedrick, and Mary and Leon Bernard, along with other family members and dear friends who populated his treasured stories and fond memories for the rest of his life.

Survivors include his two daughters: Kim Cumming of Raleigh NC, and Dana Holton Jenkins and her husband Jeff Jenkins of Henderson NC; four grandchildren: Paul Cumming and his wife Lauren (St Louis MO), Rachel Jenkins Shepherd (Asheville NC), John Homer Jenkins and his wife Allison (Asheville NC), and David Cumming and his wife Taylor (New York NY); and one great grandchild Finley Theodore Cumming (New York NY). Also surviving him are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and their families. He was delighted to learn that his second great grandson is expected to arrive this October.

By his frequent telling, Homer's life was an almost seamless swirl of God-given marvels and wonders to be enjoyed and shared and for which to be thankful.

Homer's family is grateful to everyone who has helped him and especially for his caregivers and their families whose love, prayers, time, and excellent and skilled care enabled him to spend his last years living in his home.

A memorial service is being planned for a later time to be announced. The family requests that memorials be directed to a charity of one's choice rather than to the funeral.

The family is under the care of Sechrest-Davis Funerals and Cremations. Online condolences may be shared at www.SechrestDavisPhillipsAvenue.com – select obituaries.