Lonnie H. Horn

Lonnie Harold Horn, age 80, passed away on July 26, 2024. Even though Lonnie was taken from us much too soon, his loving heart, gentle spirit, and gregarious nature will continue to impact every person Lonnie has ever met. If you met Lonnie once, you were his friend for life. Born on February 7, 1944, in Cookson, Oklahoma, Lonnie grew up in Moody, OK with his parents, Charlie and Edna Horn, and his five siblings. Lonnie spent many summers of his life driving back and forth from Oklahoma to the West coast to pick fruit. He met the love of his life, Glenda Joan Balentine, on one of these trips in Hughson, California, and they got married in Salem, Oregon in 1962. Lonnie went on to attend welding school in San Jose, California where he worked on the Transbay tube, which connects the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train from San Francisco to Oakland. He later returned to Muskogee, Oklahoma where he and Glenda raised their three beautiful children: Kathy, Kevin, and Stacey. Lonnie worked as a welder for several years and later worked as a truck driver hauling liquid oxygen for Jimmie Jones Welding Supply. He began the final leg of his career at Fort Howard (now known as Georgia-Pacific) in 1978 where he drove a switch engine, which is now on display at the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee, OK (much to the delight of his train loving great grandson, Theo). After 28 years of service, Lonnie “retired” from Georgia-Pacific in 2006, but he remained busier than ever. Lonnie loved working in his yard, taking care of his tomatoes, and walking around the mall. He and Glenda had lunch at the Creek Nation lunch program for seniors and enjoyed spending time with their friends there. He was also a proud member of New Life Assembly of God in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. He loved to share the gospel with everyone he met. Lonnie was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Edna (Pigeon) Horn, his brother-in-law, Earl Andrews (Chick’s husband), and sister-in-law, Teresa Horn (Danny’s wife). He always made sure his family came first, and he made sure all of his family, whether by blood or otherwise, knew how much he loved them. Lonnie is survived by his lovely wife, Glenda, who he shared over 62 years of marriage with and many beautiful memories. Lonnie loved being a dad to all of “his kids”, who each lived close to him in Muskogee, OK: his daughter, Kathy Haas and her husband, Philip; his son, Kevin Horn and his wife, Marcy; and his daughter, Stacey Hebb, and her husband, Randy. As a proud Papa, Lonnie loved nothing more than to spend time with each of his grandkids, who live in California, Oklahoma, and North Carolina: his granddaughter, Reagan Haas, her husband Wyatt Donnelly-Landolt, and their son, Theodore Haas; his grandson, Austin Hebb, and his fiancé, Fallon Kelley; his granddaughter, Olivia Mattos, and her husband, Davi Mattos; his grandson, Tate Hebb, and Jordan Hayes; and his grandson, Lane Horn. He also loved spending time with each of his siblings: his sister, Annie “Chick” Andrew; his sister, Louise Spencer, and her husband, Alan Spencer; his brother, Danny Horn; his sister, Lorice Ackerman, and her husband, Dennis Ackerman; and his brother, Johnny Horn, and his wife, Carol Horn; and all of their beautiful children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Lonnie’s life will be celebrated at 10AM, Monday, August 5, 2024 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Lonnie Orman officiating. Interment will follow at Cookson Proctor Cemetery in Cookson, Oklahoma.

Lonnie H. Horn

February 7, 1944 - July 26, 2024