IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Edith Hornbeck
Hearn
June 10, 1910 – April 20, 2008
Obituary
Edith Hearn, 97, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008. She was born in West Virginia to Duffy B. Hornbeck and Ava Keller Hornbeck. She was a resident of Bay City since 1950 and a member of the First United Methodist Church. In 1911 her family moved to Tehuacana, TX where they homesteaded. Her father became on of the largest farmer/ranchers in the area.
She graduated from the Westminster Junior College in 1930 with a degree in education. In 1933 she married Lewis "Pete" Hearn and became the mother of four children. It was not until the children were grown that she pursued a career in teaching.
Edith embraced her love of nature in arts, craft and gardening. She and Pete loved music – he sang, she played the piano. They dedicated themselves to serving the First Methodist Church and the community. They also enjoyed fishing and taking trips together. Pete Hearn died in 1993 and Edith lived in their Bay City home from 1950 to 2007. She would have been 98 years old this June. She was much loved by her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughters: Frances Hearn English & husband Bill of New Braunfels and Caroll Hearn of Lake Jackson; by her sons: Charles Lewis Hearn & wife Polly of Palacios and Lee Roy Hearn & wife Rev. Pat Meyers of Delaware; her sister: Frances Hornbeck O'Hara of Baytown; by eight grandchildren: William F. English II, Donald Keller English, Brad D. Watkins, Dax D. Watkins, Ross Valentine, Elysia Hearn Draper, Lee Parker Hearn and Martha Hearn Shimano; and by eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband: Pete Hearn; her parents: Duffy & Ava Hornbeck; by brothers: Orville Hornbeck and Wayman Hornbeck; and by a grandson: Charles Lewis English.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the First United Methodist Chapel, 2303 Ave. G, Bay City, TX with Rev. Chris Harrison officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, April 25, 2008 at Tehuacana Cemetery in Tehuacana, TX with Rev. Brad Brittain officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Westminster College Steeple Fund, PO Box 145, Tehuacana, TX 76686; or to the charity of choice.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
She graduated from the Westminster Junior College in 1930 with a degree in education. In 1933 she married Lewis "Pete" Hearn and became the mother of four children. It was not until the children were grown that she pursued a career in teaching.
Edith embraced her love of nature in arts, craft and gardening. She and Pete loved music – he sang, she played the piano. They dedicated themselves to serving the First Methodist Church and the community. They also enjoyed fishing and taking trips together. Pete Hearn died in 1993 and Edith lived in their Bay City home from 1950 to 2007. She would have been 98 years old this June. She was much loved by her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughters: Frances Hearn English & husband Bill of New Braunfels and Caroll Hearn of Lake Jackson; by her sons: Charles Lewis Hearn & wife Polly of Palacios and Lee Roy Hearn & wife Rev. Pat Meyers of Delaware; her sister: Frances Hornbeck O'Hara of Baytown; by eight grandchildren: William F. English II, Donald Keller English, Brad D. Watkins, Dax D. Watkins, Ross Valentine, Elysia Hearn Draper, Lee Parker Hearn and Martha Hearn Shimano; and by eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband: Pete Hearn; her parents: Duffy & Ava Hornbeck; by brothers: Orville Hornbeck and Wayman Hornbeck; and by a grandson: Charles Lewis English.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the First United Methodist Chapel, 2303 Ave. G, Bay City, TX with Rev. Chris Harrison officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, April 25, 2008 at Tehuacana Cemetery in Tehuacana, TX with Rev. Brad Brittain officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Westminster College Steeple Fund, PO Box 145, Tehuacana, TX 76686; or to the charity of choice.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net.
Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.
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