Carolyn Roebuck Horton, 90, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2024 after a bravely fought battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia, a form of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Pitt
Mar 11, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks through Statuary Hall, during the vote on the Democrat s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
WHEELING The Wheeling Hospital EMS Department awarded the James “Jimmy” Horton Award for 2020 to Brookside Assistant Fire Chief Allan G. Ketzell II.
The Horton Award was started in 2019 after Horton died on Sept. 4 that year. It was established to recognize an active emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic who has served at least 25 years and is very active in the community.
Horton served as the Adena mayor and was on Adena Village Council. He also was former fire chief of Adena (currently Short Creek Fire District), a paramedic, a state EMS instructor, coordinator of the Harrison Community Hospital Ambulances, and was involved in numerous other groups and organizations.