Thomas Lefler Horn Jr.

Thomas Lefler Horn, Jr. Tom L. Horn, Jr. died June 4, 2017. He was 95 years old, son of the late Tom L. and Dorothy H. Horn. Tom Horn, (as he was familiarly known) was born May 6, 1922 in New York City, his mother's maiden home. Shortly thereafter, he moved with his parents to Charleston, WV where his father engaged in the coal industry. During World War II, Tom Horn served as a Diplomatic Courier for the Department of State, traveling widely through South America, Europe and North Africa. For a time, he lived in Madrid, Spain and subsequently in Paris, France. Following the war, Mr. Horn returned to Princeton University where he was enrolled in 1941 and from which institution he was graduated in 1948. He was also an alumnus of Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Virginia, graduating with the Class of 1941. In 1948 Mr. Horn joined Kanawha Steel & Equipment Company, which had been founded in 1935 by his father and mother. He succeeded his father as president in 1963 and occupied that position until the company was sold in 1993. Mr. Horn was a member of First Presbyterian Church as well as several clubs: Rotary Club; Edgewood Country Club; Sea Pines Country Club, Hilton Head Island, SC; and Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA. In his later years, he found a church home at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Mr. Horn is survived by his wife, Anna Andersen Buck Horn as well as his daughters, Mary Preston Yates of Winston-Salem, NC and Hollister Ann (Holly) Horn of Charleston, WV; also surviving are his four grandsons , J. Alex Yates, IV and wife , Lee of Memphis , TN., Preston Champe Yates and wife, Amy of Winston - Salem , NC , First Lt. /Pilot, USAF , John Buckland Horn ,II of Phoenix , AZ and James Dillon Horn of Cold Spring , KY. He was predeceased by his two sons, Thomas L. Horn, III and John B. Horn. Thankfully, he died knowing that his two great grandchildren were on their way! A Celebration of his long and wonderful life will take place on Friday, June 16, 2017, at 2:00 pm at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hubbard Hospice House or St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. Memories may be shared by visiting www.snodgrassfuneral.com and selecting the obituary. Snodgrass Funeral Home is assisting the family with these arrangements.