Obituary of Jean S. Horner
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Jean Elizabeth Smith Horner died September 8th at 6: 58 am in Boone, N.C.
She was born in Concord, NC on October 20th 1924, the daughter of James Smith and Lillie Atwell Smith. She was the eldest of three daughters.
Jean married Frederick William Horner in Charlotte on November 22nd, 1945 and moved to New York City. She lived in New Hampshire, Stamford, Connecticut and Utica, New York. Preceded in death by her husband in 1969 she moved to Charlotte, NC to be closer to her family.
Jean Horner is survived by three children, William Horner of Charlotte, Peter Horner and wife Lisa of Germantown, Maryland, Judith Winecoff and husband Timothy of Zionville, NC; three grandchildren Leaflin Winecoff, Vaughn Winecoff and Micah Winecoff; two sisters Lena Smith of Charlotte and Bett Smith of Concord, NC.
She was loved and loved. She led a simple life full of the joys and the woes of the world and her memory will be forever etched in her family's heart. She delighted in the spirit of the child and forever told stories with childhood mirth. She will be missed and is worth every grain of the salt in her bread.
A memorial service will be held Friday, September 11th at 3:00 pm at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord, NC.
Online condolences may be sent to the Horner family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Horner family.