Nansemond-Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Thornton, Hiram C., 1953 

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HIRAM CLAY THORNTON 

Hiram Thornton Dies at Richmond 

  Hiram C. Thornton, a former resident of Suffolk, died Friday night at the 
McGuire Hospital in Richmond. 

  While he lived in Suffolk he was active in the work of the American Legion, 
Post 57, of which be was a charter member and was engaged in the real estate 
business. 

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R.A. Doty, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and 
Mrs. Theodore W. Austin, of Fayetteville, N.C.; two brothers, H. Vivian 
Thornton, of Courtland, and Ashton Thornton, of Huntington, W.Va.; three 
sisters, Mrs. Edwin Harrison and Mrs. Ila Carroll, of Baltimore, and Mrs. 
Alton Bargar, of Buena Vista, Va. 

  The body is now at the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home.  Funeral 
arrangements are pending. 

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Funeral Tuesday For Hiram C. Thornton 

  Funeral services for Hiram C. Thornton, a former resident of Suffolk who 
died Friday at the McGuire Hospital, Richmond, will be held tomorrow afternoon 
at 2:30 p.m. at the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home. 

  The Rev. J.S. Gresham, pastor of the Oxford Methodist Church, will conduct 
the services.  Burial will take place in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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HIRAM C. THORNTON 

   Hiram C. Thornton of Suffolk, farmer and real estate man, died in the 
McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond, on Friday night, March 13. 

   The deceased was a former resident of Franklin, having been for some years 
in the employ of Vaughan & Company, Bankers.  From Franklin he moved to 
Suffolk, where he was active in the business life of Suffolk for many years. 
He was a charter member of Suffolk’s American Legion Post 57. 

   Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R.A. Doty of Little Rock, Ark., and 
Mrs. Theodore Austin of Fayetteville, N.C.; two brothers, H. Vivian Thornton 
of Courtland and Ashton Thornton of Huntington, W.Va.; three sisters, Mrs. 
Edwin Harrison and Mrs. Ila Carroll of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs. Alton Barger 
of Buena Vista; and several grandchildren. 

   Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the 
Hill Funeral Home, Suffolk, by Rev. Joseph S. Gresham, pastor of Oxford 
Methodist Church.  Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.


Hiram Clay THORNTON, farmer & real estate agent, former bookkeeper, veteran, 
b. 21 Feb 1887, Sussex Co., d. 13 Mar 1953, Richmond, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 113*), Suffolk, 17 Mar 1953, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 31, No. 62, Sun., Mar. 15, 1953, p. 7; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 31, No. 63, Mon., Mar. 16, 1953, p. 1; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 48, No. 22, Fri., Mar. 20, 1953, p. 22 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Added to the Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_s.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 7291 (Manchester #66) 

His wife's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 21, 1940, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/t653d1ob.txt 

His parents, Erastus Theodore & Annie Lee (BERRY) THORNTON, are buried in 
   Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista. 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as 3rd Sergeant in 
   Co. H, 13th VA Cavalry. 


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