Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thorne, Jesse L., 1976 

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Jesse E. [sic; L.] Thorne 

  Jesse E. Thorne, 54, of 212 Cedar Street died Friday at Obici Memorial 
Hospital. 

  He was a native of Isle of Wight and a retired service station attendant. 

  He was a member of Antioch Christian Church near Windsor. 

  He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ida T. Joyner of Zuni and several nieces 
and nephews. 

  A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Purviance Funeral 
Chapel in Wakefield. 

  Services will be conducted by the Rev. Ernest Pettis, with burial in the 
Antioch Church cemetery. 


Jesse Leonard THORNE, of Suffolk, retired service station attendant, 
b. 4 May 1922, Isle of Wight Co., d. 31 Dec 1976, Suffolk, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 4 Jun 1976, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 54, No. 313, Sun., Jan. 2, 1977, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

His parents, Jesse Elias & Mary Emma (TURNER) THORNE, are also buried there. 
   Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104797994. 

D.Cert. 76-038553 

His father's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Smithfield Times," June 1955) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t650j2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 2, 1973, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t650e1ob.txt 

His ex-wife Margaret Kathleen (LORD SHEPARD) THORNE (1920 - 1992) 3m. Floyd 
   Merle GUTHRIE.  She is buried with her parents in Bethlehem Baptist Church 
   Cemetery, Condor, Laurens Co., GA.  (Find a Grave Memorial #89443228 &c.) 


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