Horace Wendell Garner, 88, peacefully passed away Sunday, Nov, 8, 2020 at home surrounded by family.
Services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Mickey Ellis officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Horace was born on Feb. 14, 1932, to Arthur and Julia Malone Garner in Waco, TX. He served in the U. S. Army from 1952-1954 during the Korean Conflict as Corporal Specialist. His marriage to Bonnie Sexton on Aug. 12, 1955, marked the beginning of their amazing 65 year union. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, R. J. and Troy.
Survivors include his wife, their daughter, Lesa; granddaughters, Marie Littlefield and her daughter Faith and son Eli; Leah Langston and husband Kacey and daughters Ryleigh, Brooklyn, Hadlee and son Harlan; grandson Luke Pederson and wife Megan and daughters Emma and Lucy; brother Bobby and wife Sharon; sister-in-law Deloris Garner. Pallbearers will be: Luke Pederson, Harvey Gibson, Kacey Langston, Jeff Garner, James McNeal and Joshua Gilmore. Honorary bearers will be: Elijah Littlefield and Harlan Langston.
