Ouachita-Richland County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....THORNTON, RICHARD December 30, 2008
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News Star World - January 02, 2009
RICHARD THORNTON

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA

Richard Thornton, 73, a resident of Rayville, LA, a loving husband, father, and 
grandfather, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning in Cleveland, TN. Mr. 
Thornton was the son of the late Hazel Monroe Thornton and Arter Thornton.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mava Jean Nolan Thornton and his 
sons, Royce Thornton and Mahlon Richard Thornton Jr. Mr. Thornton was retired 
from K-Mart with over thirty years of service. He retired as Appliance 
Supervisor. He was a true Louisiana Sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing. He 
also enjoyed singing Gospel Music. Mr. Thornton was a very loving individual 
and he was a member of the Rayville Church of God in Rayville, LA.

Survivors include his wife, Maria Thornton of Rayville, LA; his daughter, Wanda 
King and her husband John of Cleveland, TN; his sons, Larry Neal Thornton and 
his wife Portia of Rayville, LA and Mark Stephen "Steve" Thornton of Cleveland, 
TN; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; his sister, Deannie Strickland of 
Sterlington, LA; his brothers, Rev. Clint Thornton of West Monroe, LA and 
Arnold Thornton of Mangham, LA; several nieces and nephews.

The Remembrance of Life Service will be conducted Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 
11:00 AM in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with 
Rev. Clint Thornton and Rev. Jimmy Pelley officiating. Interment will follow at 
Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers. 
The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday, January 2, 
2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

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