Lynn Horne Sr.
Lynn Horne Sr.
Lynn Horne Sr., 94, of Anna Maria, died Jan. 5 at home.
He was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Canal Point, Florida, to Florence (Flo) Hayes and Valdah DeForest Horn. The recording official in Palm Beach County inadvertently added the “e” to Horn on his birth certificate and Valdah Horn’s son, became Lynn Horne.
He attended school in Palm Beach County, Clay Couty, Georgia, Monte Verde Academy in Florida, Emory Junior College in Valdosta, NYU in Manhattan and graduated with a citrus degree from Florida Southern College in Lakeland on the GI Bill following his service in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason for 65 years. He met and married Barbara Ann Senn in Bartow in 1957. The two enjoyed 61 years of marriage, splitting time between homes in Bartow, Anna Maria and Woodfin Mountain in North Carolina.
He worked in the citrus industry in Florida as a salesman and a grower for over 50 years, including 26 with Ben Hill Griffin in Frostproof.
He was a man of conviction and integrity with generations of growers who trusted his recommendations. He never met a stranger and loved to learn about people and places daily.
There are countless people who knew him as Papa Lynn — a surrogate for those who needed a wise, sage advisor in their lives, or didn’t know they needed sage advice on fire building techniques, trimming trees and bushes properly, road construction on mountainsides, anything to do with horticulture and so many other topics.
He will be missed by the Anna Maria Oyster Bar family, where he played a key role as french fry inspector.
He loved his role at AMOB.
A celebration of his life will be held 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the home of John and Amanda Horne. Because Lynn knew the value of education in everyone’s life, memorial donations to Shuckin’ Good Cause, 6688 Cortez Road W., Bradenton, FL 34210, to help fund the AMOB Dive Into Reading program are requested.
Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made at brownandsonsfuneral.com.
Mr. Horne is survived by his sons, Lynn D. Jr. and wife Sandy and John Curtis and wife Amanda; nieces Debby Doo and husband Bill, Kathy Adela and Bubba, Stephy Lee and M. David and Jules; grandchildren Nic and wife Stephanie, Jake Ann and Trey and wife Kristin; great-grandchildren Audrianna Ann “Addy” and Trenton. He also leaves behind his dear friend and companion Linda Schenk.