Memorial Service for DeLORES horne
Miss L. Delores Horne, 95, passed away peacefully August 6, 2025 at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, TX.
Delores was born in Waxahachie, TX on December 27, 1929. Delores grew up on a farm and attended a two-room school in Moffatt, TX thru the 9th grade, later graduating high school in Midlothian, TX.
She attended Temple Junior College and University of Houston before earning her Bachelor of Christian Education in 1956 from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA. After serving as Director of Education at various Presbyterian Churches in Texas, she was called to serve as a Christian Education missionary in Brazil and answered the call to serve from 1966 to 1984. Back in the United States, her ministry turned to the care and spiritual enrichment of older adults. At the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA, she completed studies in 1985 updating her Christian Education with interest in ministry with older persons and went on to receive her Master of Science in Gerontology from Baylor University in 1988. She served as Coordinator of Older Adults and Director of Older Adult Ministry at the First Presbyterian Church, in Waco, TX from 1987 thru 2000. She remained an active member and devoted volunteer for the First Presbyterian Church until her passing.
Delores is preceded in death by her father L.E. Horne, mother Blanche Horne, and brothers Farrell K. Horne and Warren Kenneth Horne.
Delores, affectionately known as Aunt Sissy, is survived by her sister, Daisy Ann Sohns and husband Walter Sohns, Jr.; nephews Richard L. Sohns and wife Susan B. Sohns, and David A. Sohns and wife Carolyn Sohns; great-nephew Richard L. Sohns, Jr., great-niece Elizabeth A. Teas, and great-nieces Lana E. Blackman and Jennifer L. Sohns. Delores also loved so dearly her great-great nephews, who brought her much joy.
Delores had a servant soul with God as her guiding light and studied his word daily. In addition to a certified Director of Christian Education, she was an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church. She found fulfillment in volunteering especially the Hospice community which was most enriching. She loved to read all types of literature and took delight in selecting thoughtful, often intellectually challenging, Christmas gifts for her family.
She made Waco, TX her home from 1987, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, education, and faith.
