Virginia (Gini) Ann Horton, née Skaggs, finished her race and peacefully passed, amidst loving family, into the arms of her Savior on May 30, 2025. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Patricia (Roger) Hart, and her beloved husband.
Born on September 13, 1938, in Union, MO, Gini was the second child of William Ralph Skaggs and Lillian Virginia Skaggs, née Bramell. She was born and raised in Union, MO, and after graduating from Union High School, she studied at Draughon's College of Commerce in Kansas City, MO, where she excelled in her studies.
She worked as a secretary at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, MO, in the early 1960s, and it was there she met Bob Horton. They were married on May 8, 1964. She left secretarial work after marrying Bob but later returned to work at Boeing, becoming an executive secretary once more.
Gini and Bob made their home and raised their family in St. Charles County, in Harvester, MO, at 9 Tammy Lane in Glenbrook Subdivision (1964-2004). After selling their longtime home, Gini and Bob moved to the Wentzville area. As his health declined, Gini devoted herself to caring for her husband Bob until his passing in 2010. She remained in their Wentzville home until 2023, when she moved to Florida to live with her daughter Judith Ann Daniel and her family.
Gini attended both First Baptist Church of Harvester and First Baptist Church of Lake St. Louis, where she was an active member of the missions group Mary and Martha. Not only a devoted wife, she was a mother of three children, grandmother to eleven grandchildren, and great-grandmother to eight great-grandchildren. Gini and Bob's family legacy is as follows:
Daughter Cindy and husband Ken Lange of Fountain, CO;
Daughter Judith Ann and husband Greg Daniel of Palmetto, FL;
Son Craig and wife Cheri (Daniel) Horton of Wentzville, MO.
Grandchildren: Daniel (Krystal) Lange of Boulder, MT; Glenna Lange of Fountain, CO; Joshua (Brittany) Lange of Columbia, MO; Mariah Lange of Fountain, CO; Sam (Maggie) Lange of Columbia, MO; Jeremiah Lange of Jacksonville, FL; Alec Daniel of Palmetto, FL; Kylie Daniel of Palmetto, FL; Zachary Horton of Kansas City, MO; Bailey (Jordan) Wanner of St. Peters, MO; and Andrew Horton of Wentzville, MO.
Great-grandchildren: Evan Lange of Columbia, MO; Jake Lange of Boulder, MT; Fletcher Lange, Lorelei Lange, James Lange, Simon Lange, and Henry Lange-all of Columbia, MO; and Eliana Wanner of St. Peters, MO.
She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, her sister Mary Jo (Jim) Ashmore of Springfield, MO, and her brother Bill (Elizabeth) Skaggs of Union, MO.
Virginia will be interred at Jefferson Barracks with her husband in a private ceremony at a future date. Any memorials in Gini's honor may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or to a charity of the donor's choice.
