Obituaries:  Governor R. Horn, Sr., Sabine Parish       H-650
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 13, 1958
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Governor R. Horn, Sr.

  Governor R. Horn Sr., age 53, brother of Mayor O. A. Horn of
Many, was accidentally killed Monday night, when he smashed into
the rear of a truck on the Many - Pleasant Hill Highway. Mr. Horn
was returning to his home in DeQuincy, after visiting his father
who is ill. State police stated that the truck had no tail
lights, and he was apparently blinded by the lights of an
approaching vehicle.

  Mr. Horn is survived by his widow; two sons, Governor R. Horn
Jr. of DeQuincy, Roland S. Horn with the U. S. Army in Formosa;
one daughter, Mrs. Olive Walker of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers,
O. A. Horn of Many, Joseph Horn of Fort Sill, Okla.; two sisters,
Mrs. Nettie McMichael of Natchitoches, Mrs. Lola Austin of
Belmont; parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Horn of Belmont.

  Funeral services are incomplete, pending the arrival of a son
from Formosa.