Ernie L. Horton

November 19, 1956 - September 13, 2020

Ernie L. Horton, age 63, of Richlands, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia. Ernie was born on November 19, 1956 in Richlands, Virginia and was the son of the late Billy L. Horton and Edith Maggard Walk Osborne. He was a retired coal miner of Island Creek Coal Company VP 1. He was a member of the UMWA Local #1509 of Oakwood, Virginia. Ernie was a lifelong resident of the area. He will be missed by all his family and friends, who loved him. He is survived by: His wife, Kathy Monk Horton Sisters: Diana Whited and husband, Roger of Richlands, Virginia Patty Richardson and husband, Gary of Roanoke, Virginia Vernie Strouth and husband, David of Roanoke, Virginia Polly Doud and husband, Tim of Richlands, Virginia Brothers: Billy Horton and wife, Bobbie of Richlands, Virginia David Horton of Kingsport, TN Several nieces and nephews also survive along with a host of family and friends. The funeral service for Ernie L. Horton will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Grady McGlothlin officiating. Interment will follow at the Hankins Family Cemetery in Richlands, Virginia. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. The Horton family will receive friends from 6-9 pm on Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com