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John Marcus (Mark) Horner, Jr., 74, of Lexington, Oklahoma, died on Thursday, December 30, 2021, with family at his side at the Norman Regional Healthplex in Norman, Oklahoma. He was the son of the late John M. Horner, Sr., and Bessie Louise (Tarrant) Horner of Dewey, Oklahoma.
John had two former wives that preceded him in death; Mona Porter and Alma Woolsey. Mona gave birth to John Horner III who died at birth. John is survived by his wife Cindy Kay (Young) Horner of Lexington, Ok. Also, John's children Jenny Tendick and husband Steve Tendick of Georgia, Marcus Horner and Chandra Horner of Texas, Ivy Bright and husband Jeremy Bright of Kansas, and Holly Keating and husband Brandon Keating of Texas. John was blessed with 8 grandchildren, Ashley Tendick and Cooper Tendick, Adrian Bright, Avery Bright and Payton Bright, Chris Morris, Andrew Morris and Jake Morris. John's surviving siblings are Bessie Grant of Oklahoma, Sara Barton of South Carolina, Claudia Rauch of West Virginia and Roger Horner Sr. of Oklahoma.
Born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, John grew up in nearby Dewey, where he graduated from Dewey High School in 1966. Early in Junior High School, he began his strong work ethic while delivering newspapers for the "Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise." During summers while a teenager, he hauled hay and worked with a large crew on the wheat harvest that began in Oklahoma and worked their way north through the states to Canada. John played trombone in the Dewey High School Band as well as the Stage Band, and excelled in woodshop and carpentry classes. He liked to tinker with engines and motors as a youngster, and at a very young age made his own go-kart from old lawnmower parts. Like his father, he had a talent for working with machinery and equipment. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and played trombone in the "Seabees Band" while stationed in Port Hueneme, California. John was trained as a heavy equipment operator and served in Vietnam. He attained the rank of EQPOP 3rd (PO3), and honorably served his country for 3 years. John is joined by his father and brother on the "Wall of Honor" in Bartlesville.
After leaving the Navy, John attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and later worked with his father, a custom cabinet maker with a shop in Dewey. He subsequently worked for Reda Pump in Bartlesville, Schlumberger in Bartlesville, and later Borets of Tulsa, Oklahoma. His duties involved maintaining and repairing submersible pumps on floating platforms, which required him to spend months at a time off the coasts of Ecuador, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Alaska, Iran and many other countries.
When at home, John often could be found making wood projects for family or friends, or helping someone re-roof their house or brush-hog a field. He was always quick to help others when they needed a hand. His hobbies included auto mechanics, electronic motor repair, frame-off auto restoration, and restoring woodworking machines---jointers, band saws, lathes, drill presses, and table saws. He had one aversion which was painting his house, whether inside or outside. He was not a friend to paint brushes, rollers, or paint cans. But give him a can of spray paint or a sprayer and he could restore any machine, motor, car frame, or car body like a pro. He also was a gun buff and enjoyed target shooting, becoming quite proficient with rifles and handguns. For actual fun John could be found riding his black Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Ultra Classic.
Like his father, John had a dry sense of humor and loved telling jokes and asking funny questions like, "Do you know how to eat an elephant?" " One tiny little bite at a time" he would say. At the end of a visit at anyone's home, he would often say, "Well, it's time to make tracks."
Covid-19 is what ended the life of a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. We won't say good-bye to John, we will just say "John, It's time to make tracks!" Godspeed!
Services are pending.
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