Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....THORN, MARILYN April 20, 2016
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News Star World - April 22, 2016
MARILYN THORN

Marilyn "Marme" Thorn, 72, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Ochsner Medical 
Center in New Orleans.

She was a native of Monroe and had been a thirty-five year resident of Sulphur. 
Marilyn was a world renowned cake decorating instructor having her work 
displayed in several magazines. She was a founding member of the Louisiana 
ICES. She was the former President of the Louisiana Civilian Re-enacting 
Association and received the Molly Pitcher Award from the United States Field 
Artillery Association. Marilyn was one of the longest living heart recipients 
in the state of Louisiana, whom received her gift from Justin Harrison and his 
family of Lafayette. Through this gift, she had become an advocate for the 
Louisiana Organ Procurement Association. She was a devoted wife, mother, and 
grandmother who was a great supporter of any activities that her family was 
involved in, including rodeos, ball games, and other sporting events.

Survivors include her sons, Gerald Scott Thorn and wife, Bonnie of Lake 
Charles, Gregory Steven Thorn and wife, Maria of Geismer, and Geoffrey Spencer 
Thorn of DeRidder; her former daughter-in-law and primary caregiver, Shannon 
Thorn of Sulphur; her siblings, Wayne Sandlin and wife, Lynn of Houston, Texas 
and Sandi Beeson and husband, Steve of Katy, Texas; and seven grandchildren, 
Lauren Thorn, Tristin Thorn, Spencer Thorn and wife, Katherine, Cody Thorn, 
Damon Thorn, Cameron Thorn, and Claire Hohensee; great-grandchild, Breland 
Cooper Thorn, with another one on the way; her Stonebridge Place family; and 
numerous extended family members whom she welcomed into her heart. She is 
preceded in death by her husband, Gerald S. Thorn.

Her funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial 
Funeral Home. Rex Brasher will officiate. Visitation is from 3-9 p.m. Friday. A 
graveside service will be held in Riverside Cemetery in Monroe on Sunday, April 
24, at 2 p.m. The family would like to give a special thank you to Ochsner 
Medical Center and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital for their excellent care of 
Marilyn. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at 
www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com.

Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home

Sulphur, LA 

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