Horne

George Franklin Horne, 86, of Dolphin Drive died at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia in Cabot.

Born July 15, 1921, in Dubois, Clearfield County, he was the son of Samuel Berton and Grace Lane Horne.

He was a member of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Mr. Horne was a Navy veteran of World War II and had been a machinist at Armco-Butler Works, now AK Steel.

He was a member of the Victory Lodge 694 F&AM, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of New Castle, the Butler Shrine Luncheon Club, the Syria Temple of Pittsburgh and Caravan 14 of Butler. He also was a member of the Cubs Athletic Association and the Chisels and Chips Wood Carving Club in Pittsburgh.

Surviving are his wife, Florence Heaton Horne, whom he married Aug. 14, 1941; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Snider of Butler and Mrs. Craig (Jane) Murphy of Alliance, Ohio; two sons, Dr. Thomas F. Horne of New Windsor, N.Y., and William G. Horne of Butler; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Elaine Barnett of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Robert J. Horne of Albany, N.Y.; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

<B>HORNE</B> — Friends of George Franklin Horne, who died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dr. Alden Towberman of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Burial Estates.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.