Benjamin Oro Horne Sr. [147]

   Cause of his death was Old age.

  General Notes:

Master Mason Served Army Pacific Theather WWII Hospital area As Medical Instructor in Guam & Saipan Retuen home 1945 as corporal Check out Mary Jane Jump as Grand Mother Also.

Ben O. Horne, Sr. -MACON - Mr. Ben O. Horne, Sr., 87, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M., Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Crest Lawn Funeral Home with graveside services to follow at 2P.M. in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Reverend Ray Horne will be presiding. The family may be contacted at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the donor's favorite charity. -A native of Dodge County, Mr. Horne was a Pacific theatre World War II Army veteran and resident of Macon for over 60 years. Mr. Horne operated several businesses in Macon including Horne's Used Cars, The Grady Hotel and Coffee Shop, and the Montpelier Avenue Phillips 66 Convenience Store. -Mr. Horne was predeceased by a son, Herbie Horne and his wife, Christine (White) Horne. Survivors include his son, Ben O. Horne, Jr. of Macon; his daughter, Juan Driggers of Cochran; his brother, Charles Horne of Butler; two sisters, Ernestine Griffin of Jefferson, IN and Marie Parker of Escondido, CA; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. -Crest Lawn Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

  Death Notes:

Died 9:30 pm EST.

  Burial Notes:

Rose Hill Cemetery Macon

  Noted events in his life were:

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Discharge paper.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Proof of Birth2.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Proof of Birth3.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Proof of Birth.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Sr DD214 Orginal.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Sr. & Holly Christine (White) 2nd wife.

• Picture: Benjamin Oro Horne Sr. DD214 orginal burned.

• Picture: Benjamin. L/R Front row: Charles and David. Back row: Ernest, Herman, Benjamin and Freeman (FL)

• Picture: Holly Christine (White) and Benjamin Oro Horne.

• Picture: L/R David Daja, Joel Herman, Freeman Lester, Benjamin Oro.

• Picture: Sitting Benjamin Oro Horne Sr., Holly Christine (White) 2nd wife, L/R standing Herbert Christopher Horne, Juan (Horne) Driggers & Benjamin Oro Horne Jr.

• Social Security Information. Name: Benjamin O. Horne SSN: 254-14-8519 Last Residence: 31204 Macon, Bibb, Georgia Born: 4 Feb 1918 Died: 16 Feb 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: Georgia (Before 1951 )

• Census: Georgia 1920 Dodge Eddins District 15 Image 15, January 15, 1920. Dwelling 147 Family148
Listed is Joel (Head) (29), Susie (Wife) (20), Herman (5), Oro (2), Allene Sister (18) and Beatrice (Sister) (17)

Roll: T625_247
Page: 8A
ED: 15
Image: 0911

• Census: Georgia 1930 Dodge Eddins District 8 Image 18, April 14, 1930. Dwelling 122 Family 141
Joel (Head) (40), Susie (Wife) (30), Herman (15), Oro (12), F.L. (10) David (6)

Image source:
Year: 1930;
Census Place: Eddins, Dodge, Georgia;
Roll: 352;
Page: ;
Enumeration District: 8;
Image: 795.0

• World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Name: Benjamin O Horne
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State: Georgia
County or City: Bibb

Enlistment Date: 2 Feb 1945
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort McPherson Atlanta
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 88
Weight: 100

• Picture: Head stone of Combined Oro Horne Family.

• Picture: Head Stone of Oro Horne.

Benjamin married Hazel L White [158] [MRIN: 72] on May 8, 1938 in , Dodge, Georgia, USA. (Hazel L White [158] was born on May 23, 1921 in , Dodge, Georgia, USA, died on September 30, 1944 in , Bibb, Georgia, USA and was buried on October 3, 1944 in Eastman, Dodge, Georgia, USA.) The cause of her death was Automobile Accident.

  Marriage Notes:

Book F, Page 73

Benjamin next married Holly Christine White [169] [MRIN: 73], daughter of Uknown White [1259] and Fannie Allen [1258], on December 9, 1943. (Holly Christine White [169] was born on December 25, 1921 in , , Georgia, USA, died on December 29, 2003 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA and was buried on January 2, 2004 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.) The cause of her death was Old age.