Eugene Horne

Mr. Eugene Horne, Jr. age 88 years, of Blue Ridge, GA. passed away December 10, 2016. Gene was born July 4, 1928 in Macon, GA to the late Eugene Horne, Sr. and the late Velda Gaulding Horne. A member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, he was preceded in death by his parents and sister Barbara Anne Tucker.

Gene attended Georgia Tech and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Management. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity while at GT and one of four football team managers during the 1949 and 1950 football seasons under Coach Bobby Dodd.

Upon graduation Gene served as a 1st Lt, in the US Army at Fort Jackson, SC. during the Korean conflict in 1953 and 1953 as a weapons instructor. He spent most of his working career as a Sales Engineer including E. I. Dupont Savannah River Plant, Cincinnati Milling, Macgregor Golf Clubs, J. R. Carlson Machine Tools and Ziegler Tools. Gene & his wife Dottie retired to Blue Ridge in 1991.

He loved gardening, fishing, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Georgia Tech football.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Horne, son, William Eugene (Anne Horne) Horne, son, Daniel Edward (Judith R. Horne) Horne, daughter, Katherine Susan (Danny Wilson) Wilson, daughter, Julia Karen (Rey Rodriguez) Rodriguez. He had 9 grand children and 1 great grand child.

Memorial Service: Friday, December 16, 2016 at 10 am, at the St Anthony Catholic Church with the Fr. John Conway officiating. Interment will follow in Georgia National Cemetery on Monday December 19th at 2:30pm.

Arrangements entrusted to the Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, GA. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com. The family request that any donations in Gene's name be made to the American Cancer Association or to Georgia Tech. Go Jackets!