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William H. Horr, Hill View Retirement Village, Portsmouth, entered eternal rest Aug. 13, 2008.
Born to the late Charles Chick Horr and Effie Amberg Horr in Portsmouth, on Sept. 23, 1914, he graduated from Portsmouth High School, Ohio Wesleyan University and the College of Law at the University of Cincinnati.
Admitted to the Bar of Ohio in 1939, Bill practiced law privately in Portsmouth, until the beginning of World War II, when he became a Special Agent of the FBI, working out of Louisville, Ky., Newark, N.J. and Bloomington, Ind. Bill married Marjorie "Marty" Bell Marshall of Warren, Ohio, in 1940.
Resuming his private law practice in Portsmouth in 1946, Bill continued for 60 years, for which he was honored by the Ohio Bar Association. In addition to his private practice, Bill served as substitute Municipal Judge of the Portsmouth Municipal Court for 25 years and as General Counsel for Ohio Wesleyan University for 5 years.
faith, and civic responsibility were most important to Bill, who was active in Portsmouth civic affairs from the opening of his law practice until shortly before his retirement in 2006, focusing on his special interest, education. He served as a member of the Portsmouth Board of Education for 14 years and on the Board of Trustees of Ohio Wesleyan University for 12 years. Bill was instrumental in helping establish what has become Shawnee State University, where he also served as a Trustee and was a founding member of the Shawnee State University Development Foundation.
Early in his community service, Bill was active in the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce, serving as its second and fifth president and as vice president of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce. He was the first recipient of the Chamber's Distinguished Citizen Award.
Also playing a pivotal role in helping establish the Hill View Retirement Center, Bill served as its first Chairman of the Board, a duty he retained for 14 years. He also served as president of the Portsmouth Rotary Club, the Y.M.C.A. and the Bar Association.
He was active in local politics, serving as a precinct chairman for the Scioto County Republican Party for many years.
Predeceased by his wife, Marty; his second wife, Wilma "Billie" Wakefield Crawford; and his brother, Charles C. "Chad" Horr; as well as cousins, Arthur Horr and Beverly Horr. Bill is survived by his children, Robert (Elaine) Horr of Dublin, Ohio, Thomas Horr of Portsmouth, Mary Catherine (Daniel) Hayes of Greenville, Tenn., James (Carol) Horr of Novi, Mich., and Elizabeth (Mark) Noel of Powell, Ohio; as well as grandchildren, Jamie (David) Shushan, Bernadette Hayes, Joshua (Nikki) Horr, Julia (Jamin) Willoughby, Brian Horr, Molly (Eric) Vance, Ashley Horr, Christopher Horr, Laura Noel; three great-grandchildren; his nephew, Charles (Susan) Horr of Portsmouth; Marty's brother, Judge J.B. (Bev) Marshall of Portsmouth, and their sons, Judge William (Susan) Marshall and John Bell (Julie) Marshall of Portsmouth; and Billie's daughters, Kay (Jim) Corbin of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Donna G. Wheat of Chandler, Ariz.
Memorial services will be held 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clark Hess officiating. The family will receive friends at Cornerstone from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions can be made to Shawnee State University, 940 Second St., Portsmouth, OH 45662, and Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 808 Offnere St., Portsmouth, OH 45662.
Arrangements are under the direction of F.C. Daehler Mortuary Company in Portsmouth.
8/14/08
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