Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Andrew Horton, Jr., better known as Jack to family and friends, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday August 28th.

 
Jack was born in Lancaster, South Carolina on April 18th, 1943 to the late Andrew Horton, Sr. and Ann Adams Horton. He spent his youth growing up in Kershaw, South Carolina. Jack loved to share stories of his childhood and told many stories of the fun he had with his brother and many cousins playing in the woods, fishing, and spending time at his grandparents’ house.
 
Jack moved away to go to college at Mars Hill, then later transferred to Wofford College. It was during his time at Wofford that he met the love of his life, Anne, at a football game and they married in 1966.
 
In 1968, Jack entered the Air Force and spent 24 years travelling the world with his family. He enjoyed the many places that he had a chance to visit during his career, including Turkey, England, Okinawa, and Korea..After his retirement from the Air Force, Jack and Anne settled in Belleville, IL and he spent time driving for Amerisource-Bergen. Living in Belleville, he made friends wherever he went whether it was the library, the commisary, or his doctor’s office.
 
He was a loving and devoted husband and father, always making his family his first priority.  Jack spent 45 years married to Anne, and loved spending time with his daughters Andrea and Angie, and later his grandchildren Krystyna, Kelly, Nicole, and Jacob. He enjoyed when they came to visit and spent lots of time writing to them and talking to them on the phone when they weren’t with him.

Surviving are his wife, Anne Horton whom he married in 1966; daughters, Andrea (Dennis) Krug of Wolcott, Conn., and Angie (Greg) Decker of Wentzville, Mo.; grandchildren, Krystyna Krug, Jacob Krug, Kelly Borg and Nicole Borg; brother, Charles (Sheryl) Horton of Kingwood, Texas; sister, Anna (Tim) Sigmon of Kershaw, S.C.; and his aunt, Mary Adams of Kershaw, S.C.

In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the American Cancer Society or the charity of one’s choice.