Memorial Service for Horace Jr. Linwood, 79, of Leesburg, Texas will be Saturday, March 5, 2022 12:00pm at Denton Missionary Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Cremation services under the direction of Tumey Mortuary. He died February 19, 2022.
Mr. Linwood was born August 12, 1942 to Luke and Winnie (Douglas) Linwood in Cason Texas. In his early years, he was a member at Shady Grove Baptist Church, Cason and after moving to Mt. Vernon, he attended Denton Baptist Church. He retired from the City of Mt. Vernon.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, wife Alice Linwood, three brothers, two sisters. Horace leaves his wife Bonnie Linwood of Leesburg; two daughters Yolanda Linwood Stanton (Patrick), Marcie Linwood, all of Mt. Vernon; son Horace Byrd of Longview; 7 grandchildren; one great grandchild; two stepchildren Lorraine Bibbs and Wayne Byrd; his sister Patricia A. Linwood of Cason; brothers and sisters-in-law James A. Linwood of Omaha, James H. and Wilma Linwood of Mt. Pleasant, James Linwood Jr. of Cason, Billy Glen Linwood and Cordelia Irving of Pittsburg, Billy and Kay Doddy Cason, and a host of uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, his fishing buddy Willie Epps and friends.