Hoyt Compton Horne, 63, of 210 Pecan Drive, husband of Linda Sanders Horne, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Henry W. Horne, Sr. and Evelyn Compton Horne. He served in the US Army, being stationed at Fort Jackson, Fort Lewis, Washington State, Fort Benning, GA and Jungle Training in Panama. In Vietnam, he was a First Lieutenant attached to the Third Marine Division as an Infantry Platoon Leader, receiving the following medals: National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with a 1960 Device, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal and two overseas bars. After Vietnam, he was stationed at Fort Bragg where he was assigned to the JFK School of Physiological Warfare (PSYOP). He held the rank of captain at the time of his discharge from active duty and then served as commander of the Army Reserve Unit, 371st Chemical Company. Hoyt was formerly employed by North Sea Oil & Chemical as plant manager and was the former owner and operator of Poly-Tex. He was an entrepreneur, starting several businesses over the years. Surviving is his wife of 42 years; a daughter, Liz Thomas and her husband, Gene, of Hodges; a son, James Horne and his wife, Tara, of Greenwood; two grandchildren, T. J. Wright and Sarah Horne; two brothers, Henry W. Horne, Jr. and his wife, Amelia, of Calhoun Falls and David A. Horne and his wife, Debra, of Apex, NC; two nieces, Candy Leigh Horne and Caroline Horne; a nephew, William Horne; two great nieces; sister-in-law, Jean Funderburk and her husband, Buddy, and their children, Lisa, Reed and Laurie Zentz and his former son-in-law, Tom Wright. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Horne.