MORAVIA – Dorothy B. Thornton, 81, of Grove Street died Monday at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse after a brief illness.
Mrs. Thornton was born in McGraw, and lived in Moravia since 1941. She was a honorary Church Mother and Sunday School Nursery leader for 46 years.
Mrs. Thornton was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Her husband, Seth, died in 1973.
Surviving are a son, Frank of Locke; two daughters, Jessie Distin of Moravia and Alice Sweeting of Richlands, N.C.; five sisters, Alice Thornton of Scott, Maude Kurtnacker of Baldwinsville, Mary Carr of Plainville, Agnes Hollenbeck of Little York and Bertha Brazo of Marathon; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 4 p.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, Moravia, the Rev. Jerald Lipsius officiating. Spring burial will be in Bird Cemetery, Locke.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 pm. Thursday at the church.
Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Wade Funeral Home, Moravia, has charge of arrangements.
(Published in Syracuse Herald Journal, Syracuse, NY; Wednesday, February 8, 1995)
Mrs. Thornton was born in McGraw, and lived in Moravia since 1941. She was a honorary Church Mother and Sunday School Nursery leader for 46 years.
Mrs. Thornton was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Her husband, Seth, died in 1973.
Surviving are a son, Frank of Locke; two daughters, Jessie Distin of Moravia and Alice Sweeting of Richlands, N.C.; five sisters, Alice Thornton of Scott, Maude Kurtnacker of Baldwinsville, Mary Carr of Plainville, Agnes Hollenbeck of Little York and Bertha Brazo of Marathon; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 4 p.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, Moravia, the Rev. Jerald Lipsius officiating. Spring burial will be in Bird Cemetery, Locke.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 pm. Thursday at the church.
Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Wade Funeral Home, Moravia, has charge of arrangements.
(Published in Syracuse Herald Journal, Syracuse, NY; Wednesday, February 8, 1995)
MORAVIA – Dorothy B. Thornton, 81, of Grove Street died Monday at SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse after a brief illness.
Mrs. Thornton was born in McGraw, and lived in Moravia since 1941. She was a honorary Church Mother and Sunday School Nursery leader for 46 years.
Mrs. Thornton was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Her husband, Seth, died in 1973.
Surviving are a son, Frank of Locke; two daughters, Jessie Distin of Moravia and Alice Sweeting of Richlands, N.C.; five sisters, Alice Thornton of Scott, Maude Kurtnacker of Baldwinsville, Mary Carr of Plainville, Agnes Hollenbeck of Little York and Bertha Brazo of Marathon; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 4 p.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, Moravia, the Rev. Jerald Lipsius officiating. Spring burial will be in Bird Cemetery, Locke.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 pm. Thursday at the church.
Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Wade Funeral Home, Moravia, has charge of arrangements.
(Published in Syracuse Herald Journal, Syracuse, NY; Wednesday, February 8, 1995)
Mrs. Thornton was born in McGraw, and lived in Moravia since 1941. She was a honorary Church Mother and Sunday School Nursery leader for 46 years.
Mrs. Thornton was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Her husband, Seth, died in 1973.
Surviving are a son, Frank of Locke; two daughters, Jessie Distin of Moravia and Alice Sweeting of Richlands, N.C.; five sisters, Alice Thornton of Scott, Maude Kurtnacker of Baldwinsville, Mary Carr of Plainville, Agnes Hollenbeck of Little York and Bertha Brazo of Marathon; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 4 p.m. Thursday at Christ United Methodist Church, Moravia, the Rev. Jerald Lipsius officiating. Spring burial will be in Bird Cemetery, Locke.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 pm. Thursday at the church.
Contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church of Locke and Moravia.
Wade Funeral Home, Moravia, has charge of arrangements.
(Published in Syracuse Herald Journal, Syracuse, NY; Wednesday, February 8, 1995)
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