Vertna Leo Horn Jr.'s Obituary
Funeral services for Vertna Leo Horn, Jr., 76, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Cooper Baptist Church in Pickering with Rev. Edgar Evans officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in the Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Quitman, Texas, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held Monday, September 9, 2013, from 5 pm - 9 pm, and Tuesday, September 10th, from 9 am until service time in the church.
Leo, the son of Vertna Leo Horn Sr., and Thelma Christine Childs Horn was born June 5, 1937, in Van Zandt County, Texas. He passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Byrd Regional Hospital in Leesville.
Mr. Horn was a member of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office gospel singing group “Deliverance”.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Barbara Reid Horn; brother, Stan Horn and grandson, Joshua Reid Horn.
He is survived by his wife, Voncil Bailey of Leesville; children, Brenda Horn Monroe of Houston, TX and James & Kristy Horn of Claude, TX; step-children, Brian and Susan Bass of Pitkin, LA & Denise & Steve Ezell of Leesville; sister, Carol & Penny Spencer of Los Angeles, CA and grandson, Seth Horn of Claude, TX.
In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Cooper Baptist Church Building Fund.
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