Obit for Thomas Faville THURSTON (b.1858 d.1937), Freeborn Co., MN
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Thomas Faville THURSTON
Born: October 29, 1858, in Mitchell, Mitchell Co., IA
He was the third son of a family of four boys and three girls 
Parents: Rev. and Mrs. Thomas William Thurston, (Iowa from Herkimer Co., NY)
Preceded in Death: 2 brothers
                   2 sisters
Survived by: wife
             daughter, Mrs. Laura Corinne Druckenbrod, North Canton, OH
             son, Locklynn Parker Thurston, Albert Lea, MN
             Robert Faville Thurston, Albert Lea, MN
             five grandchildren: Elizabeth Druckenbrod
                                 Thomas Thurston
                                 Dorothy Thurston
                                 Mary Thurston
                                 Charles Thurston
             One brother, Frank L. Thurston, Minneapolis, MN 
             one sister, Mrs. Laura Best, Sacramento, CA
High school: St. Ansger, IA 
Married: June 22, 1882, Osage, Iowa
Spouse: Lucy C. Richardson (3 children)
Occupation: Farmer (SD and Mitchell, IA?)
            postion with Ransom Brothers Grocery (1884 for 8 years)
            established Empire, retail grocery store, with William Taylor
Retired: 1928
Passed away: at home, 606 Water Street on Monday, May 17, 1937
Funeral services: First Methodist Church 
Interment: Graceland Cemetery, Thursday, May 21, 1937
Member: Methodist Church
        Woodmen and Odd Fellow's Lodge

Thomas THURSTON
Age: 78 
Survived by: wife
             three children: Mrs. Floyd Druckenbrod, Canton, OH
                             Faville, Albert Lea 
                             Lynn, Albert Lea
Worked: Ransom Brothers Wholesale House (now the Western Grocery Co.)
        Barragan and Thurston (retail grocery business), Albert Lea 
                (Partner: Robert Barragan (now deceased)
        Thurston and Carlson (Partner: Will Carlson)
Funeral: Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, M. E. church, Albert Lea