Betty J. Horn, 93, Morrison, IL, died peacefully in her home, Thursday, June 14, 2018.
Betty was born June 19, 1924, in Cordova, IL, to Phillip and Kathryn (Schmitt) Hetz. She was educated in the Lynn Grove Grade School of rural Rock Island County, IL, and was a graduate of Cordova High School. She attended the American Institute of Commerce in Davenport, IA. Betty married Charles H. Horn on May 13, 1944, in Cordova. He died April 29, 2017. She was employed as a secretary for Nichols Wire and Steel Company in Davenport. Later she farmed with her husband in Newton Township and worked as a baker for the former Florence Café in Erie, IL. She was a current member of First Baptist Church in Morrison and a former member of Garden Plain Presbyterian Church and First Baptist Church in Fulton, IL.
Survivors include twin daughters, Linda (Dick) Adams of Morrison and Rita (Donnie) Barker of Davenport; one son, Robert Horn of Conroe, TX; nine grandchildren, Randy (Deb) Adams, Rick Adams, Kathi (Mike) Krall, Tim (Teri) Adams, Terri (Oliver) Stanford, Brandon (Karla) Barker, Tom (Michele) Barker, Nathan (Courtney) Barker, Lori Olea; 26 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Hetz; Ardyth Nolan of Port Byron, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Chuck; one sister, Grace Hetz; one brother, George Hetz.
Cremation rites have been accorded; there will be no visitation.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison, IL, with luncheon to follow at First Baptist Church in Morrison. Rev. Dick Adams of First Baptist Church in Morrison and Betty’s grandson Brandon Barker of West Des Moines, IA, will be co-officiating.
Interment will be at a later date in the Kingsbury Cemetery, Erie, IL.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to First Baptist Church in Morrison and Victory Center Rescue Mission in Clinton, IA.