Obituary

Horne, Robert Edward,Jr. (Bob)
Robert Edward "Bob" Horne Jr. of Plainview passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2015, in Lubbock. A visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Kornerstone with burial to follow in Plainview Cemetery. Bob was born on Nov. 13, 1926, to Robert E. Horne Sr. and Florence Louise Lamb Horne in Plainview. He graduated from Plainview High School and attended Texas A&M University before his appointment to the United States Naval Academy where he played quarterback on the football team and graduated in 1949. He returned to Plainview where he briefly owned and operated the Plainview Bus Company with his brother Davis E. Horne, and then engaged in farming and developing a pecan orchard over the ensuing decades. Bob was undoubtedly one of the most positive and encouraging souls to grace the Earth. His nieces and nephews, their spouses and families, and all those he encountered benefited from his enduring examples of humility, concern, assistance and genuine attention. Never once was he heard to have uttered an unkind word to another, and he put the interests of others before himself in every situation. While the world will miss his endearing chuckle and firm handshakes, the extended family and innumerable friends he leaves behind are better people for having known him. Through his generosity and the modest demeanor that defined him as a perfect gentleman, friend, and "Unk," his legacy will live on in the countless lives he touched over the decades. Bob is survived by his brother Davis and his beloved nieces, nephews and their families, including niece Mary Horne Eason, her husband Eddie, their daughter Amy Eason and son Troy Eason, and his son Braden; nephew Scott Horne, his wife Lisa Deisher Horne, their daughter Lindsey Horne Kalisch and husband Dominik; nephew Mark Horne, his wife Polly Lindeman Horne, their daughter Rachel Horne Prutzman, her husband Wade and their daughters Katee, Mylee and Kylee, and son Chris; their daughter Haley Horne Buske, her husband Eric and their son Kaden and daughter Landree; their daughter Traci Jones Schmidt, her husband Jay and their son Oliver and daughter Eleanor; nephew Patrick Horne and his partner Lee Smith; nephew John Horne, his wife Kim Kiker Horne, their daughter Maegan Horne Moore, her husband Eli, and their son Davis; and their son Jeff Horne and daughter Jill Horne; niece Ann Horne Campbell, her husband John, their daughters Angela Campbell and Julie Campbell; nephew Joe Horne, his wife Kristy Franklin Horne, and their daughter Margeaux Horne Ebersohn, her husband Frans, and their son George; and their sons Spencer Horne and Winslow Horne; niece Carol Horne Martin, her husband Joe, and their daughters Chandler Martin, Corinne Martin and Celine Martin, and son Brendan Martin. Others mourning his passing include the extended Horne and Walker families, and his dear friends in the Speck and West families in Texas and Colorado. The family suggests memorials in his honor to Snack Pak 4 Kids, 701 Park Place Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101 (specify Plainview chapter) or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, PO Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174. Online condolences can be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.