Clyde R. Horn

Clyde Ray Horn was born October 11, 1922 to Jacob Harrison Horn and Ethel Wilson Horn. He was the 6th of 7 children born to this couple. He grew up on various farms in the Hubbard and Birome area of central Texas, east of Waco, graduating from the West High School in West, Texas. Clyde came to Dallas and, after a short school of shop training, went to work for North America Aviation in Grand Prairie. Clyde and his friends decided to volunteer for the Air Force instead of being drafted. The friends were accepted in the Air Force but he was classified as 4F due to a heart murmur. He continued to build aircraft for the war effort. On December 30, 1944, Clyde married the girl of his dreams, Vera Brockman, in a ceremony in Dallas, TX, at the minister’s home with 2 witnesses in attendance. Dinner after the wedding was at the “Pig Stand” with the witnesses for the wedding. Clyde came to know the Lord as his personal Savior as an adult and was baptized at the age of 31. Clyde and Vera were long time members of Grace Temple Baptist Church in Oak Cliff until moving to Carrollton in 1994. At that time, they became members of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton. In 2008, they moved to Terrell and became members of the First Baptist Church of Terrell. Church was an important part of their life and they were always very active. Clyde served as a deacon in the Baptist Church. After leaving North American Aviation, Clyde went to work for Dearborn Store Company. He worked for this company for over 35 years. He built the prototypes for the Dearborn Heaters. There was nothing Clyde could not build and build it to scale. Clyde was welcomed into heaven by his beloved wife of 69 years, Vera Brockman Horn. He leaves to cherish his legacy his daughters: Raenell Davis and husband Jim of Elmo, TX., LaVerne Eickman and husband Tim of Mt. Pleasant, TX and Valdez, AZ; grandchildren: LeAnn Barr and husband Frank of Mt. Enterprise, Tx, Ramie Mariano and husband Mike of Frisco, TX, Randy Davis and wife Jamie of Anderson, SC and Jason Britt and wife Kristen of Portsmouth, NH; great-grandchildren: Nicki Plummer, Kyle Plummer, Travis Barr, Brynn Davis, Caitlyn Davis and Trevor Barr as well as other nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 10:00am, Friday, June 3, 2016 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel with the family receiving friends beginning at 9:00am to service time. Interment will follow at 3:00pm, at Bell Springs Cemetery in Bynum, Tx, 76631 where Clyde will be laid to rest next to his wife. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Gideons International, PO Box 323, Terrell, TX, 75160.

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Clyde R. Horn

October 11, 1922 - May 30, 2016