Emma Irene Horton, 95, dedicated churchwoman, skilled cook
By John F. Morrison, Philadelphia Daily News | |
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No pretense, no airs, just the honest, straightforward personality that charmed the people who knew her. Others, those who might have taken offense to her directness, just didn't know what they were missing.
"Those who understood her loved her," said her daughter,
Irene was a child of the South, born in
She married
An old-fashioned Southern lady, Irene grew up in "an era when it was a woman's place to walk in the shadow of her spouse," her daughter said. "However, she did it with style and class, never trying to upstage him or take the spotlight."
In fact, style and class defined
"Her life was like most -- wonderful and sacrificing," her daughter said. "Family fun was her passion.
"Irene was known to speak her mind, and sometimes it raised eyebrows."
Irene was devoted to her church, Janes Memorial United Methodist, in
She was a member of the church choir, often taking solos. Her favorite hymn was "It Is Well with My Soul":
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Irene was a member of the
As a Southern-style cook, Irene was a wizard with macaroni and cheese, collard greens, cabbage and the like, but it was her caramel-icing cake that really made folks lick their lips.
After the advent of
"You would have thought she was on the golf circuit."
Besides her daughter, she is survived by a son,
Services:
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