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Obit For Amos Horner
Headline County Loses an Old Settler
Text Amos Horner for years a well known and highly esteemed citizen of this community died early Monday morning, Aug 25, a this home about 2 miles southeast of Cassville after an illness of several weeks of general debility, aged 75 years, 8 months, and 8 days. For some time he had been on a general decline but was not confined to his bed until a few days prior to his death. Up to a short time ago he was able to occasionally come to town and spend a few hours with friends. A few days ago he became worse and within a short time his illness warranted the end to the members of the family, neighbors, and friends.

Amos Horner was born in Perry County, Tennessee, December 17, 1837. That state was his home until thirteen years of age when he came with his parents to Missouri and settled in Newton county. After a year's residence in that county the family moved to near Cassville to what is known as the Horner Spring. His parents, Isaac and Mary Horner, were natives of Tennessee and were the parents of twelve children. They were Nancy Shewmake, Betsy Brook, Serena Neeley, Sally Brook, Anna McCary, Mary Mitchell, Martha Curry, Caroline Sicks, Josephine Farwell, Garet, Russell, and Amos Horner. Only two children of this family are living. They are Mrs. Sicks of Colorado and Mrs. Neely of California. In 1878, Mr. Horner as married to Martha Jane Smith who survives. Nine children were born to this union, seven of whom are yet living. They are Bert Horner of Cassville, Mrs. James Talbert of California, Oliver, Mrs. E. K. Horine, Russell, Lucene and Loren all of Cassville.

Mr. Horner was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union army in 1863 in Company E, Second Arkansas Cavalry and served until he was honorably discharged at the end of the war. With the exception of a few years in the latter part of his life he resided on the farm his parents homesteaded when they came to this county. During all this time he had eh esteem and confidence of everyone who knew him. Early in life he professed faith in Christ and his character of citizenship was always for the advancement of his community n influences for good. He was very much devoted to this family, his home and to the general progress of the community in which he lived. In his death this community and county has lost one of its long life citizens, his wife a loving companion and his children an affectionate father.

Funeral service were conducted by Rev. John Elkins at the family home Monday afternoon in the presence of a good number of neighbors and friends and interment made at the Horner Cemetery.
Research Note: The child listed as Garet has a stone at Horner Cemetery that reads Jarrett Horner. He was born in 1832 and died in 1865.
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican
Date August 28, 1913, Thursday
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper