Elmer Thomas Horne Jr.

ELMER T. HORNE, JR. DOB: January 14, 1925 DOD: April 25, 2017 Elmer T. Horne, Jr, long time Tallahassee resident passed away at his residence April 25, 2017. Born in Thomasville, Georgia, one of four children of Elmer T. Horne and Elizabeth Smith Horne January 14, 1925. Predeceased by: Beloved wife of 66 years, Sara Elizabeth Thomas Horne DOD: December 2, 2012 and Beloved daughter, Elizabeth Madelyn Horne DOD: 1973. Survived by: Elmer (Tom) T. Horne, III - son Sara (Sally) Elizabeth Horne Salerno - daughter Sarah Frances Horne Cook - granddaughter Lucas Benjamin Cook – great-grandson Teresa Elisabeth Salerno - granddaughter Chrysonthia Alexa Horne - granddaughter Thomas Aristides Horne - grandson He attended school in Thomas County, Georgia, and received his high school diploma from Gordon Military College at Barnesville, Georgia in 1943. He graduated from Louisiana State University 1950 with B.A. in Journalism and earned a Masters in Journalism in 1958 from Florida State University. Upon graduation from high school, he was drafted by the US Army and was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program and assigned to the 58th Quartermaster Base Depot. The 58th Quartermasters arrived in Liverpool, England July 2, 1944 and then landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy France August 17, 1944. After the Battle of the Bulge, he volunteered for the infantry and was assigned to the 13th Armored Division, 93rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron. For his service in Europe, he received the Combat Infantry Badge, European Theater of Operations Ribbon with three battle stars, Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He remained in the Army Reserves after the war and was a ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate at LSU earning his 2nd Lieutenant commission in 1950. He was called back to active duty for the Korean War and served as a Psychological Warfare Officer 1951-1952 at Ft. Riley, Kansas. Mr. Horne’s community and civic activities included being Co-Founder of Theatre Ala Carte, Camp Fannin Association Board of Directors and Camp Gordon Johnson Association, a member of First Baptist Church of Tallahassee, Youth Baseball Coach, and American Red Cross First Aid Instructor. His career included work in public relations and journalism for the Florida Forest Service, Florida Education Association, the Tallahassee Democrat, and Homes & Land Magazine. Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at First Baptist Church Tallahassee. Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.bevisfh.com 850-385-2193)

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Elmer Thomas Horne Jr.

January 14, 1925 - April 25, 2017