Richard Lamar Horning

December 22, 1946

May 7, 2004

     Richard Lamar Horning, 57, of 50 Gross Street, Ephrata, Lancaster County, died Friday afternoon, May 7, 2004, at 3:05 PM in Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Reading, where he was a guest for 1 day.  His death follow a one year illness.   Born in Denver, Lancaster County, he was a son of the late Joseph B. and Anna (Ziemer) Horning.   He had been employed by Whitaker Motors, Adamstown, as an auto repairman and painter.   Horning was an avid hunter & fisherman, a member of Cushion Peak Rod & Gun Club, Reinholds, and a NASCAR fan.   He is survived by his former wife, Mary Ann (Wanner) Horning, Adamstown; a son, Richard Lee Horning, Adamstown; and a daughter, Renae L. (Horning), married to Luis Delgado, West Reading; a grandson; 3 sisters, Grace (Horning) Zimmerman, Reinholds, PA; Susie (Horning), married to Clarence Weaver, Mohnton, PA; and Mary Jane (Horning), married to Roy Haller, Ephrata, PA; and a brother, Herbert, married to Mildred (Weber) Horning, Reinholds, PA.

The family will receive friends at the Bowmansville Mennonite Church, 129 Pleasant Valley Road, East Earl, PA 17519, on Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.  The ceremony celebrating Richard's life will begin at 11:00 AM with Pastor Chet Yoder officiating.  Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.