Obit of Thornton, Bertie Lee - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Deborah 22 May 2005 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Davis News, Wednesday, September 4, 2002, Page 3 gives the following obituary: BERTIE LEE THORNTON Graveside services for Bertie Lee Thornton, 93, of Davis will be Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Randy Chapman will officiate, and burial will be in Blanco Cemetery, Blanco, Okla. Mrs. Thornton was born Dec. 20, 1908 in Sulphur and died Sept. 1, 2002 at Burford Manor Nursing Home. She moved to Blanco at the age of 2 with her parents, General Sidney and Katie (Fitzgerald) Traughber. She met and married James "Jim" Walter Thornton in 1928. They moved to Carlsbad, N. M., and lived there most of their married life. Mr. Thornton preceded her in death in 1947 and in 1967, she moved to Denver, Colo., to be near her family. She returned to Davis in 1987 and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Her survivors include: a son; three daughters; seven grandchildren and eight grand children. She was preceded in death by both parents; her husband, four brothers, Fred, Joe Elmer, Oran and Dee Traughber, and three sisters, Lena, Nell and Ada. Krien Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements." Typed exactly as spelled and as printed with the exception that the names of living relatives have been withheld to perhaps help prevent identity theft. Those who are truly searching can still contact the funeral home or The Davis News for a complete copy of this obituary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm