Lee Hornsby

Jeffcoat Funeral Home

255 Friendship Road

Tallassee, AL 36078

Tel (334) 283-6801

Mr. Lee Hornsby, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the age of 90. He was born in Tallassee, Alabama, August 11, 1933, to Luther James and Irene Thornton Hornsby.

Mr. Hornsby is survived by his children, Karen Principe (John), Pam Griggs (Noah), Jennifer Bennett (Keith), Michael Hornsby (Kirsten) and Jamie Hornsby; son-in-law, Mervyn Callahan; grandchildren, Andrea Walgren (Joe), Destiny Guy, Ross Thomas, Jamie Cacciatore, Adrianne Wagner (Sean), Nicole Leiser (Nicholas), Taylor Toro (Chris), Madison Griggs (David Smith), Matthew Bennett, Erick Hornsby and Abigail Hornsby; thirteen great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; special friend Kim Wallace (Claire) and extended family, Robin Hooks.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Barbara C. Hornsby; his parents, Luther and Irene Hornsby; sister, Sarah Hornsby Roberts and his daughter, Donnette Callahan.

Mr. Hornsby retired as a Master Chief with the United States Navy after twenty-one years of service. He later retired from Civil Service at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. During their retirement years, he and his wife, Barbara, enjoyed traveling all over the United States in their fifth-wheel camper.

The family would like to extend a special Thank You to Mr. Hornsby’s caring and loving caregivers, Shandra Skipper, Tonia Kendrick, Mary Dallas and Jackie Lynn.

The family will receive friends Monday, October 16, 2023, from 1:00PM until service time at 2:00PM at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Steve Flowers will be officiating, and burial will follow at Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Kent, Alabama.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans of Foreign Wars (DAV), 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36109.