George Albert Horstman was born November 13, 1938, in Golden, Missouri, to Albert John Horstman and Lula Louise Duke Horstman. He died Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 83 years. As a young boy, George attended elementary school at Moore Schools in Arkansas, walking one and a half miles each way. He attended junior high and senior high school in Berryville, Arkansas, before moving to Salem Oregon in 1955 where he graduated high school.
George started his working career in coal mining, then was self employed cutting wood for several years as well as mining other minerals and pipe lining. He then began working for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections as a prison guard from which he retired.
He was a strong man of faith, becoming a Christian as a teenager while living in Arkansas with his family. His family attended church throughout his childhood. Most of his adult life he attended Muse Assembly of God, where he and his wife raised their children. In later life attended various churches, including Rejoice Church in Owasso. He enjoyed spending time with his family. They took many trips camping, vacationed all over the United States visiting national parks, historical sites, museums, amusement parks, zoos, and other activities the family enjoyed. He also loved attending Southern Gospel concerts. The family continued these activities and family gatherings throughout his life even when the children became adults. His desired legacy is that all his family prepare for Heaven, stating this was worth more than all of Earth’s gold.
Those he leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include:
Children; Chuck Horstman and wife Julia, of Owasso, Oklahoma
Tina Burnett and husband Andy, of Checotah, Oklahoma
Mishelle Nevills and husband Allen, of Muse, Oklahoma
Gary Horstman, of Cushing, Oklahoma
Charlotte Gaunt and husband Nick, of Mannford, Oklahoma
Former wife and mother of his children; Sharon Horstman
Sister; Alma Lou Wood and husband Bruce, of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Grandchildren; Jeremy Carey, of Havre, Montana
Jason Carey, of Owasso, Oklahoma
Julie Burnett, of Checotah, Oklahoma
Janie Tarkington, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Steven Nevills, of McAlister, Oklahoma
Terry Nevills, of Talihina, Oklahoma
16 Great grandchildren, one great great grandson, one great great granddaughter on the way and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Roberts, parents, sisters, Vel Graham, Dorothy Kuhnert, and Carolyn Grogan, brothers, Mike Horstman, and Charles Horstman, and grandson, Jeff Burnett.
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at the Mowery Funeral Service Chapel in Owasso with Chuck Horstman officiating. Family lunch will follow at the Rejoice Church Café. George will be laid to rest at New Home Cemetery, at Big Cedar, Oklahoma, next to his parents and oldest brother. The family requests memorial contributions be made in George’s memory to Life Pace, 902 East Pine Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74106, or www.lifepace.org , (a senior services provider), or Meals on Wheels, 12620 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146, or https://www.mealsonwheelstulsa.org/donate . Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
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