Funeral service for Bobby Middleton, Sr., age 80, will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Emory Church of Christ. Luis Camacho will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Friday evening at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow service at Clifton Cemetery. Mr. Middleton died Tuesday night at his residence.
He was born Nov. 15, 1935, in Point, to Julian (Jude) and Ruby Lee Spencer Middleton.
He was a graduate of Point High School and achieved a business degree from a business college in Dallas. He married Ida Lavelle Woodard in Sulphur Springs, on July 17, 1954. They shared almost 63 years of marriage.
Survivors include:
Wife: Lavelle Middleton of Point
Son: Bobby Wayne Middleton, Jr., (Robin) of Point
Grandson: Cole Middleton (Jayna), of Point
Granddaughter: Samone Middleton of Point
Great-grandson: Coleson Middleton
Brother: J.L. Middleton of Sulphur Springs
Sisters: Doris Hall (C.L.) of Miller Grove, and
Nora Younger of Saltillo
Numerous nieces and nephews
Preceded in death by: Parents; Brothers, Cleatus Middleton and Jack Middleton; and, Sister, Virginia “Sis” Pritchett.
