Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HORNE, FRANK EARL July 31, 2012
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FRANK EARL HORNE

Frank Earl Horne, 83, was born October 13, 1928 in West Monroe, LA and died 
July 31, 2012 of natural causes at the Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, August 3, 2012, in the 
chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Nelson Matecki 
officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral 
Home.

The son of Charles Weaver Horne and Celina Marie Ronquille, he was one of 6 
brothers and 2 sisters. Frank was a resident of Ouachita Parish his entire 
life, and was preceded in death by his parents, all of his siblings and his 
son, Charles Earl Horne.

Frank's formal schooling stopped when he completed the 9th grade. His older 
brother, Robert had been killed in action on the 22nd of April, 1945 near 
Lorraine, France. Frank had to get his parents to sign for him to enter the US 
Navy in 1945. He served his country for 7 years, 11 months, 26 days as Decant 
and Boatswain's Mate. His last service was on the USS Correy DD817 Destroyer. 
He received the Good Conduct Medal and an honorable discharge in August, 1953. 
He returned home and began working at Brown Paper Mill and its subsidiaries, 
now known as Graphic Packaging. In 1954, he met and married Theta Richardson, 
and was a devoted father and provider for his family which grew to include two 
daughters and one son, Frankie, Charles and Kay. Frank retired in 1987 as a 
refining room operator after 33 years of service at the paper mill. After 
retirement he stayed active, becoming the Bible Study Teacher at the West 
Ouachita Senior Center on nearing the age of 80 he passed the position he held 
a special passion for to Rev. Nelson Matecki. He enjoyed ceramics, woodworking 
and his pool.

Frank was baptized around the age of 30 at Trinity Baptist Church in West 
Monroe. He actively attended as his shift work schedule at the mill would 
allow him and his family to attend. Frank and Theta also attended Riverview, 
Central, Calvary, West Heights, and Landmark. He held positions of leadership 
and teaching at several of these churches. Frank sought Godly wisdom evidenced 
by his well-marked tattered bibles and vast library of Christian study 
materials.

Survivors: his loving wife, Theta R. Horne; daughter, Frankie Miller (Richard) 
of West Monroe, LA and daughter, Kay Watson (Tommy) of Homer, LA; six 
grandchildren, Melissa, Jeri, Brooke, Sarah, Mary and Bradley; several great 
grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.


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