Bennie R. Hornsby

Mr. Bennie R. Hornsby, 84, of Tallassee, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016. He was born May 18, 1932.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 5-7 pm at Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral service will be Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 10 am, at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery, with military honors, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Frances; sons, Scott (Cindy) Hornsby and Hal (Lori) Hornsby; daughter, Melinda (Jerry) Skinner; grandchildren, Justin Skinner, Bill (Kim) Holliday, Brooke (Jerry) Motes; great grandchildren Hope Holliday, Hayden Holliday, Daniel Holliday, Chase Motes, Kynlee Motes; sister Jeanette (Austin) Landers of Ozark, AL; and sister-in-law, Barbara Hornsby of Tuckers, GA.

He is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Ann Heath of Tuscaloosa, AL and Clara (Fred) Heydenreich of Crawfordsville, FL; brother-in-law, Gerald Waites and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Irene Hornsby and three brothers, Harold (Vesta) Hornsby, Joseph Hornsby and Wayne Hornsby.

Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.

Linville Memorial Funeral Home, Eclectic, Alabama