Montel Bruce Horne

December 12, 1946 - June 6, 2018

Montel Bruce Horne, 71, of 4702 Wards Road, Hurt passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born December 12, 1946, a daughter of the late Rev. Robert Aubrey Bruce and Grace Marie Geouge Bruce. She was a member of Hurt Pentecostal Holiness Church and received her masters degree in special education from Longwood. She was a beloved educator from the Pittsylvania County School System for more than 45 years. She is survived by a son, Kenneth Wayne Horne, Jr. and his wife, Catherine of Germantown, MD and their four children, Noelle, Zoe, Trinity, and Ember Horne; a brother, Robert Rexford Bruce of Hurt; a sister, Teresa Bruce of Hurt; a nephew, Dustin Delappe and his two sons, Conner and Bradeyn; a niece, Amber Moffett and her husband, Cale and their four children, Kylie, Colton, Liam and Chloe and family friends, Robin Hall, Betsy Burns-Scheffey and Grayland Clark. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Hurt Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Mark Hopkins, Rev. Tim Lane, and Rev. Myron Bruce with entombment to follow in Altavista Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Saturday at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to make memorials consider Operation Smile, 3641 Faculty Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23453, 1-888-677-6453 or the Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 232, Altavista, VA 24517. Please visit the online tribute at www.finchandfinchfuneralservice.com to share a memory or send a condolence to the family.