Obituaries: Mabel Foutz Thornton, 1976, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: December 29, 1976 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Thornton Dies: Rites Held Monday Mrs. Mabel Thornton, 71, of Urania, died at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 25, 1976 in Hardtner Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, Willie Mixson Thornton of Urania; seven sons, Billy Thornton, Joe Thornton, W. M. Thornton, Melvin Thornton, and Randy Thornton, all of Urania, Bobby Thornton of Columbia, Miss., and Norman Thornton of Tullos; one daughter, Mrs. Herman Schultz of Urania; 11 grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church in Urania with Rev. Doris Dearman and Jack Bacum officiating. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery.