George M. Hornick, 85

EAST LIVERPOOL – George M. Hornick, of East Liverpool, passed away Tuesday evening, July 11, 2023 at his home while surrounded by his loving family. He was 85.

Born in East Liverpool, March 3, 1938, he was a son of the late George and Frances Allison Hornick. George was a 1956 graduate of East Liverpool High School where he loved sports and was an outstanding baseball pitcher. Upon his graduation, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was recognized for this many years later when he was inducted into the East Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He served six years as an Army Reservist and attended Ohio University.

He worked as a quality inspector at Titanium Metals in Toronto for 41 years, retiring in 1999. An active member of the First United Methodist Church, he also held membership in the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association, always ready to lend a hand whenever he was asked. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 258 and the American Legion Post 374. He also was a past member of the Memory Lane Dance Club. His love of sports continued over the years. He was an avid Steelers, Pirates and Penguins fan. George and Nancy loved to travel and for the last several years spent their winters in Arizona.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy Stackhouse Hornick, at home. The couple married November 11, 1961. There are two daughters, Tammy McGeehan and her husband, Timothy, of Palm Harbor, Florida, and Marci Horton and her husband, Ric, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, as well as three grandchildren: Justin McGeehan and his wife, JoLynn, Lindsay Dowell, and Brison Horton, a great-granddaughter, Nelly June. George was looking forward to welcoming a second great-grandchild in September. A step grandson survives, Tim McGeehan II and his wife, Amber, and their children, Reed and Tim McGeehan III, and his daughter Tilly. In addition, he is survived by his brother David J. Hornick and his wife, Marlene, of Florida, and their daughter, Laura Hornick.

Family and friends may visit Friday afternoon and evening at the Dawson Funeral Home where the family will be present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Pastor Claudia Britton of the church will conduct a funeral service Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in care of the First United Methodist Church, 200 West Fifth Street, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920.