Southampton-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thornton, John W., 1951 

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JOHN WILLARD THORNTON

   John Willard Thornton, 65, of Connellsville, Pa., a former resident of 
Sussex County, died at Raiford Memorial Hospital on Thursday night, June 28, 
after a brief illness. He was visiting his sister, Mrs. J.W. Beale, on High 
Street when taken ill.

   A retired chief dispatcher for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Mr. Thornton 
was the son of the late William and Indiana Briggs Thornton of Sussex County. 
He was a member of the Boydton Methodist Church.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth De Muth Thornton of 
Connellsville, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. Ann E. Bluhm of Scottdale, Pa.; a brother, 
W.N. Thornton of Courtland; and a sister, Mrs. J.W. Beale of Franklin.

   Funeral services for Mr. Thornton were held in the chapel of the W.J.M. 
Holland and Sons Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock, with Rev. 
William Brayshaw of Smithfield officiating.

   Interment was in Poplar Spring Cemetery, the following acting as 
pallbearers; William Beale of Richmond, Forrest B. Drewry, N.T. Duck, J.J. 
Finley, J. Edward Moyler and Richmond Peters.


[John Willard THORNTON, of Connellsville, PA, d. 28 Jun 1951, age 65, 
 interred in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Franklin, 30 Jun 1951, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit July 6, 1951] 

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