Gregory Lyle Horner, 48 of Warrensburg, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 9, at VITAS Hospice in Kansas City.
Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg with the Rev. Sid Tiller officiating. There will be a private interment at a later date.
The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Manna Harvest in Warrensburg, in care of the funeral home.
Greg was born Nov. 22, 1965, in Sweet Springs, Mo., the son of Lyle G. and Teresa A. (Riddle) Horner. He spent his early years living on or near Air Force bases throughout the country. He graduated from Bishop McNamara High School in Forrestville, Md., and received his associate’s degree from Okaloosa Junior College in Niceville, Fla. He also attended Florida State and Florida Atlantic Universities. He was united in marriage to Regina L. Cutts on June 16, 1990, in Niceville.
He was the general manager of Golden Strand Resort Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., when he was 23 years old. He worked for Colter Corporation of South Florida, a well-known medical supply company. When they computerized their information management systems, they made Greg a part of the implementation project. He built on this experience and became a highly recruited software consultant and formed his own company, G. H. Solutions. He worked internationally and he spent the rest of his career in this field.
He moved to the Warrensburg area in 2012 and spent his last years enjoying this area. He was baptized Christian and attended Northside Christian Church in Warrensburg. Greg’s hobbies included anything techie, body building and music.
Survivors include his son, Jordan Lyle Horner of Baker, Fla.; parents, Lyle and Teresa Horner of Warrensburg; brother, Daniel Horner and wife, Marcia, of Parkville, Mo.; maternal grandmother, Mildred Beard of Warrensburg; fraternal grandmother, Juanita Horner of Warrensburg; and niece, Chelsea Braun of Roeland Park, Kan. He was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Reggie L. Beard; paternal grandfather, Max L. Horner; uncle, Daniel P. Horner; and aunt, Mary L. Pfost.
Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net.
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