Ruth Edythe McCurdy Horne

April 12, 2020

Ruth Edythe “Edye” McCurdy Horne, of McDavid, Florida, passed away on April 7, 2020, in a rehabilitation facility in Milton, Florida. She was born on August 5, 1941, in Century, Florida.

Edye graduated from Century High School and attended Pensacola Junior College. Edye had a deep love for so many people and animals in her life. Her love of Ed Horne, her husband of 42 years, was special. Edye was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend throughout her life. She loved and cared for her King Charles Cavaliers – Chase and then Jackson so much as well as her and Ed’s Appaloosas. For years she was secretary of the Appaloosa Pleasure Horse Association. Her love of others shone in a quote she recently shared, “The noblest art is that of making others happy” – PT Barnum. Edye retired from Monsanto in Gonzalez, Florida, after over 30 years of service to Chemstrand/Monsanto, where she worked in several roles, with the last being in human resource administration. Edye loved sports. While in both high school and working at Monsanto she played multiple sports. She also coached young girls’ basketball during her employment at Monsanto. She also enjoyed working as a home interiors displayer, for which she was a top sales person for numerous years.

Edye is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Edwin Horne Jr; parents, Harold Hayes McCurdy and Eva Mae Edwards McCurdy; sister, Jane McCurdy; brother-in-law Charles Andrews; sister-in-law, Mona McCurdy; nephew, John Andrews; great niece Stephanie Macks and great-great-nephew, Adam Knowles.

She is survived by her sister, Mary McCurdy Andrews ; brothers, Thomas Edwards McCurdy (Sylvia); Richard Harold McCurdy; nieces, Sandra Andrews Greenwell (Thomas), Anne Andrews Powell (Kenny), Merilee McCurdy, Natalie McCurdy (Blaine); nephews, Steven Andrews (Sandra), Matthew McCurdy (Mimi), Roderick McCurdy (Andrea), Benjamin McCurdy (Ashley), Nicholas McCurdy (Wright), along with numerous great nieces and nephews. Ed’s children, Denise Allain; Lynn Horne (Norman) and Dennis Horne; and other relatives and friends. Thanks to a special friend in the past years who has helped Edye, Brenda Yarter.

Pallbearers are Joshua Greenwell, Jeremy Greenwell and Candice Greenwell.

A small private graveside service was held at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home in Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, April 13, 2020.

A future Celebration of Edye’s Life will be held and shared at a later date.

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