Branch of
service U S Army
Rank
Entered service
Discharged
Birth 8/19/1924
Died 10/28/2008
Buried 10/31/2008 St.
Paul's Cemetery, Point of Rocks
Mr. Homer Floyd Horn Sr.
As originally published on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
Mr. Homer Floyd Horn Sr., 84, of Point of Rocks, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at
the Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.Va. He was the loving husband of
Constance A. Harbaugh Horn.
He
was born in Point of Rocks on Aug. 19, 1924, and he was a son of the late John
R. and Gussie E. Myers Horn.
Mr.
Horn proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II.
He had worked for five years at Fort Detrick as a heavy equipment mechanic, and
retired in 1987 after 31 years in maintenance for the Montgomery County school
system, and worked part-time for 10 years at Canam Steel.
He
was a member of the Doubs United Methodist Church, and the Francis Scott Key
American Legion Post 11.
Surviving
in addition to his wife are three children, Sharon L. Clevenger of Ranson,
W.Va.; Homer F. Horn Jr., and wife, Elsie; and Jess J. Horn and wife, Nancy, all
of Point of Rocks; one brother, Clyde A. Horn of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one
sister, Dolly Jacobs of Towson; six grandchildren, Daniel A. Stauffer; Richie L.
Clevenger; Martin F. Horn; Milinda L. Clevenger and friend Sherman M. Martin;
Michael A. Horn and Matthew R. Horn; one great-granddaughter, Anessa J.
Stauffer; and many nieces and nephews.
The
family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at
the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in the Etchison Memorial
Chapel of the funeral home. Rev. Michael Bynum, assistant pastor of Doubs United
Methodist Church, and Rev. Edward Hartman will officiate. Interment will be in
the St. Paul's Cemetery, Point of Rocks. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Doubs
United Methodist Church, 5131 Doubs Road, Adamstown, MD 21710, or to the Francis
Scott Key American Legion, 1450 Taney Ave., Frederick, MD 21702.