Dorothy M. Thornton
September 14, 1922 - April 2, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy M. Thornton, 93, of Winnsboro passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Winnsboro.
Dorothy was born Sept. 14, 1922, in Slocum, Texas, to the late Hamilton West and Nancy Emmie Ball West. She was a homemaker, a member of Smyrna Baptist Church and the WMA's at Smyrna Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 63 years, Henry Glen Thornton; sisters Stella O'Neal, Hattie Webb, Gladys West Creager, Beulah Fletcher, and Ozetta Hobson; two brothers, Roscoe West and Willie West; grandchildren Michael Thornton and Renee Jones; and great-grandson Preston Thornton.
She is survived by her son, Jerry Thornton and wife Katie of Winnsboro; daughters Fonda Hawk and husband Raymon of Daingerfield and Patricia Carnagey and husband David of Greenville; five grandchildren, Joey Thornton, Kris Thornton, Nikki Carnagey, Mark Hawk, and Kim Francis; 11 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral service is at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Beaty Funeral Home-Winnsboro with Bro. Danny Suiter, Bro. Dan Hubbell and Bro. Scott Darby officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park in Winnsboro, with Mark Hawk, Joey Thornton, Kris Thornton, Gene Dawson, Troy Whitworth, Bill Sutphin serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Billy Sanders.
Visitation was held Monday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heartsway Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
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