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William Sinclair Horn

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William Sinclair Horn

Birth
Ritzville, Adams County, Washington, USA
Death
12 Jun 1936 (aged 43)
Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA
Burial
Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA GPS-Latitude: 46.7106496, Longitude: -117.1734842
Plot
Block 3 AOUW, Lot 30, Grave 10
Memorial ID
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Son of Henry and Margaret J. (St. Clair) Horn.
Married Clara Olga Post on July 31, 1920, at Spokane, WA.

Will Horn Rites Held At Pullman

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Will S. Horn, former Ritzville resident, at the Kimball chapel, Pullman.

Pallbearers were Roy D. McFarland, D. A. Scott, W. H. Kreager, F. V. Pierce, Melven
Oestreich and Guy C. Stafford. The Rev. J. C. Livingston, Sandpoint minister, officiated. Interment was in the city cemetery at Pullman.

Will Horn was born at Ritzville, Nov. 16, 1892, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horn, local residents and pioneers of Adams county.

Mr. Horn became ill the first of May, when he suffered a severe attack of influenza. Nearly four weeks later he was taken to the St. Ignatius hospital, Colfax, with an acute attack of nephritis. He passed away shortly after midnight last Thursday.

Besides his mother and father, Mr. Horn is survived by his widow, daughter Eloise, and son Jimmie, and by his brothers, Raymond and Everett.

He attended the local public schools and was graduated from high school with the class of 1912. He entered Washington State college, majoring in agriculture, and was graduated in 1916 with the bachelor of science degree in agriculture.

He taught in the schools of Odessa, Fairfield and Colville, and was elected to superintendency of the two latter schools. In 1931, Mr. Horn became assistant professor of agricultural education on the Washington State college faculty. This position he held until taken to the hospital more than three weeks ago.

Mr. Horn was an active participant in fraternal and professional organizations both as a student, as a superintendent and teacher in the high school field, and as a faculty member. He was a member of the local Masonic lodge; Order of the Eastern Star at Colville, Maynard Price post of the American Legion at Pullman; Ph Kappa Alpha, national social fraternity; Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic fraternity; Block and Bridle, agricultural club; Lariat, national animal husbandry club; State College Grange, Kiwanis club and chamber of commerce at Pullman.

From the Ritzville Journal-Times June 18, 1936 issue
Son of Henry and Margaret J. (St. Clair) Horn.
Married Clara Olga Post on July 31, 1920, at Spokane, WA.

Will Horn Rites Held At Pullman

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Will S. Horn, former Ritzville resident, at the Kimball chapel, Pullman.

Pallbearers were Roy D. McFarland, D. A. Scott, W. H. Kreager, F. V. Pierce, Melven
Oestreich and Guy C. Stafford. The Rev. J. C. Livingston, Sandpoint minister, officiated. Interment was in the city cemetery at Pullman.

Will Horn was born at Ritzville, Nov. 16, 1892, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horn, local residents and pioneers of Adams county.

Mr. Horn became ill the first of May, when he suffered a severe attack of influenza. Nearly four weeks later he was taken to the St. Ignatius hospital, Colfax, with an acute attack of nephritis. He passed away shortly after midnight last Thursday.

Besides his mother and father, Mr. Horn is survived by his widow, daughter Eloise, and son Jimmie, and by his brothers, Raymond and Everett.

He attended the local public schools and was graduated from high school with the class of 1912. He entered Washington State college, majoring in agriculture, and was graduated in 1916 with the bachelor of science degree in agriculture.

He taught in the schools of Odessa, Fairfield and Colville, and was elected to superintendency of the two latter schools. In 1931, Mr. Horn became assistant professor of agricultural education on the Washington State college faculty. This position he held until taken to the hospital more than three weeks ago.

Mr. Horn was an active participant in fraternal and professional organizations both as a student, as a superintendent and teacher in the high school field, and as a faculty member. He was a member of the local Masonic lodge; Order of the Eastern Star at Colville, Maynard Price post of the American Legion at Pullman; Ph Kappa Alpha, national social fraternity; Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic fraternity; Block and Bridle, agricultural club; Lariat, national animal husbandry club; State College Grange, Kiwanis club and chamber of commerce at Pullman.

From the Ritzville Journal-Times June 18, 1936 issue


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