Mr. Herman H. Horn

January 16, 1920 - February 24, 2017

Funeral services for Herman H. Horn, 97, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at LeCompte Johnson Taylor Funeral Home. Bro. Brad Hockensmith will officiate. The committal will follow at Frankfort Cemetery where VFW post 4075 will provide the Honor Guard. Visitation will be held Tuesday 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Masonic services will be held Tuesday at 7:30 pm. with lodge opening at 7 at funeral home. Mr. Horn passed away Friday at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore. A native of Estill County, he was born January 16, 1920 to the late Lerman and Lucy Horn. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Juanita, a brother Clarence and sister Dorothy Mae. Herman served in the US Army from June 1941 to June 1945 where he rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant during World War II and survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was also stationed at Iwo Jima and Saipan. Herman worked briefly as a taxi driver and short order cook at the Green Mill. He was hired at George T. Stagg Distillery, now Buffalo Trace, where he worked as a machinist until retiring in 1982. He and Juanita farmed, raising cattle and tobacco for many years. He was a proud member of VFW Post 4075, American Legion Posts 7, 40 and 8, Hiram Lodge #4, Capitol City Shrine and especially the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. He proudly served on the VFW Honor Guard for many years and was a longtime member of Evergreen Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters Tobie (Dan) Dunbar and Cindy (Lee) Walton, all of Frankfort; a very special group of friends at the Cottages of Frankfort who watched over him as he aged. Flowers are welcome as well as donations to Franklin Co. Humane Society 1041 Kentucky Ave Frankfort, Ky 40601 or the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center,100 Veterans Drive Wilmore 40390 . You may share memories and leave condolences on the tribute wall at www.ljtfuneralhome.com.