Obituary for Clara L Thornton, Porter Township, Van Buren County, Michigan


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Mrs. Clara Thornton, Porter Resident, Dies


Mrs. Clara L. Thornton, wife of the late D. L. Thornton, passed away at her
home near Lawton early Thursday morning, Feb. 28, 1946.

Mrs. Thornton was a member of one of the pioneer families of Porter township.
Her parents were Franklin B. and Lucinda Fletcher Adams. Mrs. Thornton was
born Dec. 10, 1859. She was graduated from the Lawton high school in 1877 and
then taught school for a short time.

On August 1, 1880 she was married to Dudley L. Thornton and soon afterwards
they came to the farm which has been her home ever since.

She was the mother of six children, Lulu and Clarence deceased, Rena and Hale
of Lawton, Ralph of San Francisco, and Dr. Reed Thornton of Chicago. Six
grandchildren, Mrs. Jean Stewart and Andrew Thornton of Kalamazoo, Lee
Thornton of San Francisco, Mary Kay Thornton of Chicago, Hale Jr. and Kenneth
Thornton of Lawton; her stepmother Mrs. Anna Adams of Lawton, and two half-
brothers, F.K. Adams of Lawton  and H. H. Adams of Paw Paw, also survive her.

She became a member of the St. Paul's Methodist Church of Lawton in 1894, and
as long as her health permitted she participated in the activities of the
church and community. However, her chief interest was her home and family, and
she will be remembered as a kind and loving wife and mother.

Funeral services were held from the Cameron funeral home, Saturday afternoon,
the Rev. Louis Ellinger officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.

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