H. Ray Hornsby

H. Ray Hornsby, 65, of Asheville, died Sunday, December 15, 2002, at his home after a prolonged illness. Mr. Hornsby was born in Elmore Co., Alabama and was a son of the late Homer Lester and Helen Williams Hornsby. He was a Navy veteran and worked for a number of years in highway construction. More recently he owned and operated a home repair business. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Wynelle Dean Hornsby; three daughters, Lynne Eberhardt and her husband Ken of Greenville, SC, Lisa Woodie and her husband Tom of West Point, NY and Lori Hornsby of Greenville, SC; a son, Randy Hornsby and his wife Kristi of Gastonia; six grandchildren, Caitlin, Robert and Ashton Woodie, John and Sarah Eberhardt and Bailee Hornsby; a sister, Elizabeth Thomas and her husband Dwayne of Arden and two brothers, Roy Hornsby and his wife Jo of Trussville, AL and Ralph Hornsby of Huntsville, AL. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Buddy Corbin and Mrs. Sue Barron officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. His family will receive friends from 6 - 8 pm Monday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and request that memorials be made to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 531 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806.