Miles Roland Horn 1943-2003

HORN, BRENT, HUTCHISON, MOYLE

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Date: 7/18/2011 at 08:46:11

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MILES ROLAND HORN ... Miles Roland Horn, 59, of Leon, the son of Claude Clarence and Mary Alice Brent Horn was born Sept. 29, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio and died at his home on Sept. 8, 2003.

Mr. Horn grew up in Kansas city, Mo. where he became an avid movie fan. He graduated from Ruskin High School in 1961. He went to Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg, Mo. and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education of Spanish in 1964.

He married Mary Ruth Hutchison in Webster Groves, Mo. They both taught at Thomas Jeferson High School in Elizabeth, N.J. before he enlisted in the U.S. Air force Intelligence. The couple spent three years in Turkey. It was there they adopted their daughter, Aydan Junidean when she was three months old. The family moved back to Kansas City in 1971 and Mr. Horn found a teaching job at Central Decatur High School in Leon. Their son, Timothy C. came to them as one-month-old foster child in 1972. They adopted Tim in 1976 with the help of Lee Elson.

While at Central Decatur Mr. Horn taught Spanish, Russian, Mass Communications, Speech and was the director of school plays. He was 2001 Central Decatur Teacher of the Year. Mr. Horn was one of Iowa's top candidates for the teacher to go on the Space Shuttle Challenger. He was currently Mayor of Leon and had served an earlier term in the 1980's. He was a member of the Leon Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Horn loved trains, plants, music and taking his granddaughter Haylee on picnics at the lake. His passion was movies. He had loved movies since childhood and his lifelong dream was to build and manage a multi screen theater when he retired. He currently owned the El Teatro Real Theater in Bethany and managed the SCIT Theater in Leon.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Aydan on March 17, 1990; grandson, Blake of March 19, 2003; and father-in-law Robert C. Hutchison Jr.

Mr. Horn is survived by his wife; son Tim Horn and his wife, Micki Horn and granddaughter, Haylee, of Leon; a brother Brent and Anne Horn of Shawnee, Kan; nephew, Kyle Horn and family from Kansas as are other family members; mother-in-law, Edna Hutchinson of Florida; Susan Moyle of Leon and other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Horn were held Sept. 10 at the Central Decatur High School Gymnasium in Leon, the Rev. Jack DePond and Loring Miller officiating. Trent Norman read the obituary. Pianist was Susan Sullivan Lane. John Nielsen sang "The Lord's Prayer" and Linda Bachman sang "Hymn of Promise" and "On Eagles Wings." Casket bearers were Sam Arnold, Lee Elson, Corey Lindsey, Gary Lindsey, Loring Miller, Doug Moffett, Larry Moffett, Dick Monroe, Larry Richard and Jack Van Laar. Interment will be in the Leon Cemetery at a later date.

Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon was in charge of arrangements.

(GenealogyBuff.com - Iowa Clarke County Miscellaneous Obituaries)