ANNIE KATE HORTON

April 7, 1921 - May 25, 2018

HORTON, Annie Kate, age 97, of Miamisburg, Ohio, (formerly Middletown), passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties where she had been a patient for six days. She was born April 7, 1921 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, and moved to Ohio in the 1950’s. She graduated from Walter Hill High School in Tennessee Class of 1941. She was employed as a switchboard operator for Bell System, and then as a Secretary at Wildwood, Roosevelt and Manchester Schools in the Middletown City School District. She was a member of the Breiel Boulevard First Church of God, and a volunteer at the Otterbein Gift Shop. Preceding her in death were her parents, California “Callie” (nee Delozier) and John Richmond “Bud” Lane; four brothers, Ed, John, Paul and Howard Lane; and two sisters, Sara Lane and Maude Wayford. She is survived by her son, Robert L. Artman and wife Marlene (nee Hensley); one step-daughter, Tonia Armstrong and husband John; one granddog, Inkie; and good friends, Molly Ganz and Shirley Butts; and extended family and friends. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown, followed by services at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Wes Duff officiating. Entombment will be at Woodside Mausoleum, Middletown, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements by Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown. Condolences may be made to the family at www.herr-riggs.com