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Charlene Mary
Horn Snavely
Apr 18, 1925 — Jan 15, 2021
San Antonio
Charlene Mary Horn Snavely, of San Antonio, passed away on January 15, 2021 at the age of 95 years. She was born April 18, 1925 in San Antonio, Texas to Charles Alfred Horn and Mary Edna Hector Horn.
Charlene graduated from Incarnate Word High School and then went on to earn both her BS and Master's in Education from the Incarnate Word College.
On July 23, 1949, Charlene married Ralph Albert Snavely, Jr. at the Randolph Air Force Base Chapel. They were married for sixty-five years at the time of his death in 2014.
Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Snavely; son, Ralph Snavely III; grandchildren, Jackson Prentiss (Barbara Armstrong), Charles Prentiss (Jennifer Perez), Samuel Tallchief Snavely, Sara Choteau Snavely Scowden; great-grandchildren, Callie Prentiss, Nathan Lancaster, Max Perez III; sister, Hazel Ann Leonard.
Charlene was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Edna Horn; husband, Ralph A. Snavely, Jr.; daughter, Allyce Mary Prentiss; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and James Snavely; brother-in-law, Melvin Leonard.
Public Visitation will be Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. The Holy Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. The funeral procession will depart from Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m.
Please Note ; the number of people allowed in funeral home is limited. Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery is also limiting the number of attendees. Face coverings are required and social distancing shall be practiced.
Memorials may be made in Charlene's memory to St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's Home (St. PJ's) or St. Louis Catholic Church.
Arrangements by Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. Visit www.tondre-guinn.com
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Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home
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Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home
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Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
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