Obit of Thornton, Norah B. - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 21 Nov 2004 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Thornton, Norah B. NORAH B. THORNTON, age 86, passed away August 13, 2002. She was born December 12, 1915 in Donavan, Missouri, to George W. & Alice Thronesbery. Norah loved to cook and was the owner of the Round-Up Cafe located at 2336 SW 29th, in OKC for 25 years. She was a woman who demanded excellence out of her employees and the food that she served. Norah is survived by her son, Bill Claunch, of Moore, OK; daughter, Barbara Malernee, of Tulsa, OK; sister, Faye Peel, of Winton, CA; brother, Don Thronesbery; 5 grandchildren; & 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; & 2 brothers, Truell & Carl Thronesbery. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 17, 2002, at the John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel, Moore, OK, with Dr. Thomas E. Hunt officiating. Interment to follow at Carney Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the John M. Ireland Funeral Home & Chapel. Published in the Oklahoman on 8/16/2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html