Geneva Jewell (Horton) Torneden, resident of Irving for 47 years, previously of Lawrence, Kansas, died and was reunited with her heavenly family on February 25, 2016. Jesse E. and Flora Bell (Cowell) Horton welcomed Geneva into the world and their hearts on May 29, 1929 in Garnet, Kansas. She was employed by Stokley Van Camp in Lawrence, Kansas until the family relocated to Texas. Geneva then went to work in Food Service at Sam Houston Junior High for the Irving ISD until her retirement in 2001. She was a dedicated member of Mount Olive Baptist Church and former member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Irving. Left to cherish the memories of a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother are her beloved husband of 51 ½ years, Larry Torneden; daughters Sheila Martinez and husband Tony of Irving and Marci Maples of Watauga; son Doug Torneden, also of Irving; grandchildren Tangie Doss of the The Woodlands; Leslie Baltzley of Dallas; Sean Martinez of Gun Barrel City; Aubyrn Maples of Irving; Cassidy Maples of Fort Worth along with great grandchildren Lauren Doss of The Woodlands and Caiden Maples of Irving. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March, 1, 2016 at Mount Olive Baptist Church located at 3304 Herring Avenue in Irving with Pastor Ray Bailey and Pastor Dan Jackson officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, February 29, 2016.
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Geneva Torneden
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