Arlyn Horn
Dr. Arlyn Vernisa Horn, 38, of Murfressboro, Tennessee passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was born to proud parents, Darryl and Janice Horn, on November 24, 1982. Arlyn was raised in Chattanooga; and was a Christian of the Baptist faith.
Arlyn was a 2001 graduate of Chattanooga Christian High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University in 2005. While there, she was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Iota Tau Chapter. Arlyn was currently a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Rutherford County Alumnae Chapter. Arlyn went on to be a member of the inaugural graduating class from Belmont University School of Pharmacy, earning her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2012. In May 2020, Dr. Horn earned her Masters of Public Health – Epidemiology from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In addition, she served on the Vanderbilt Masters of Public Health Curriculum Committee.
Dr. Horn worked as a retail pharmacist for many years. She was currently employed as a community pharmacist at Affordable Pharmacy Services in Nashville. She was a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Rescue Mission. Arlyn loved helping others so much that she donated organs/tissue to further cancer research. She enjoyed music, ballroom dancing, and her second Sunday family dinners. Arlyn was an avid reader and enjoyed the outdoors.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Raymond and Lillie B. Russell and Vernon and Pearlie Mae Horn.
Arlyn will be missed and forever in the hearts of her parents, Vernon Darryl Horn Sr. and Janice T. Horn; brother, Vernon Darryl Horn Jr.; aunt, Raylana Russell; uncle, Ricky Horn; great aunt, Jo Ann Armstrong; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family would like to thank the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center and Dr. Vicki Keedy and her team for excellent care.
A public viewing will be held on Friday, March 12, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. in the chapel of John P. Franklin Funeral Home. A private family funeral service will be held that will be broadcast live on John P. Franklin Funeral Home Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/jpfchattanooga.
Interment will be at Lakewood Memorial Garden East
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the LeiomyoSarcoma Support & Direct Research Foundation. Please follow this link to contribute: https://lmsdr.org/dr-arlyn-vernisa-horn-tribute-fund/. You may also donate at LMSDR, Post Office Box 52697, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74152.
Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995.