Robert William Horntrop of Metropolis

Posted May 01, 2017 11:00 pm

Robert William Horntrop, 89, of Metropolis passed away at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis. Robert had worked for General Telephone as an equipment technician for 37 years and retired in 1985. He was a member of Seven Mile Baptist Church in Metropolis. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Phoenix Masonic Lodge 346 in Sarasota, Fla., for more than 60 years. Robert was also a member of the American Legion 306 in Metropolis for 50 years. Robert was a graduate of Metropolis Community High School in 1946. He was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Metropolis, the son of Bill and Ethel (Stepter) Horntrop. He married Norma J. Kennedy Jan. 19, 1951, in Piggott, Ark., and she survives. He is survived by his wife of Metropolis; two nieces, Allison Walker of Petersburg and Sandra Cox of Statesville, N.C.; two nephews, Randy Blanchard of Riverton and Shane Blanchard of Indian Trail, N.C.; special friend Herman Lowell Brown of Fairfield; two great-nephews; one great-niece; one great-great-nephew; and one great-great-niece. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Ruth M. Blanchard; and one brother-in-law, Bob Blanchard. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2017, at Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin with the Rev. Marvin Ballard officiating. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of service Friday at Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park at Du Quoin. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Du Quoin V.F.W. and American Legion and the Army National Guard. Friends may make memorials to the Seven Mile Baptist Church Building Fund, Muscular Dystrophy or the donor's choice. They will be accepted at the funeral home. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.

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