Obituary of James Horton

James Rudolph Horton was born December 27, 1943 to the late John T. Horton Sr., and Irdell (nee Harper) in Enfield, North Carolina. James, known as Rudolph, Gregg and "Speed" was one of seven children. He was educated in the Pennsauken School District, Homestead. At an early age, James joined the United States Army to serve his country in the Vietnam War. Upon his return, he married his beloved wife of 50 years, Joyce (nee Pitts) and from this union their son Javier (Scooby) was born. James and Joyce initially resided in the Parkside section of Camden, NJ and later relocated to Cherry Hill, NJ. James was employed with Local Union No. 222 for over 30 years as a laborer and bricklayer. He worked various construction sites such as Three Mile Island and the Mansion in Voorhees, NJ. As a young man, Gregg enjoyed caddying at the Merchantville Country Club. Gregg also enjoyed hunting deer and deep sea fishing off Montauk Point, NY and the Fortesque and Cape May, NJ areas. Speed enjoyed all of his brothers and sisters, friends and family while racing their 1969 Mach 1 Ford Mustang at Atco, Cecil County, Englishtown and Maple Grove Raceways. Speed admired his racing team, consisting of Richard Allen and Joe Cunningham for their expertise in their field, Racing Cars!!! A long time member of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), National Rifle Association (NRA), and National Fisherman & Angler Association of America (NFAAA), Speed loved teaching and showing the youth about the racetrack, how a car operates and how to take care of a car. Speed's love for repairing cars was of the utmost. An avid driver, Speed would drive his family and friends everywhere and allow them to see and experience something outside the world of which they had come from. His love for cars, music, film, art, electronics, hunting, fishing and the mysteries of the universe go unprecedented. Everyone knew "Speed"! Speed leaves many cherished memories to his beloved wife Joyce, his son Javier, brothers John Thomas Horton Jr. (Kikker), Andrew John Horton, sister Marian Bass, brother-in-laws Herman L. Bass II, Jameel Sadiq and Rodney Pitts, sister-in-law Carol Pitts (Roger), a special friend of the family, Mrs. Marvelle Dickinson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to the Visitation on Friday from 9 AM at the Falco/Caruso & Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home, 6600 North Browning Road, where a Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM. Interment will follow at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown, NJ.