Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thornton Sr., Franklin Wadsworth December 8, 1999
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, December 10, 1999 
Franklin Wadsworth Thornton Sr., 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999.

A native of Warrenton, N.C., Mr. Thornton was a graduate of Hampton Institute
and the Eckels College of Mortuary Science. He was a World War II veteran of the
U.S. Army and served both stateside and in the Southwest Pacific. Mr. Thornton
along with his wife, Gladys Hale Thornton, were the owners and operators of Hale
Funeral Home, Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk.

Mr. Thornton was a member of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association and had
served on the VFDA Board of Directors and on many committees, most recently the
Credentials Committee, and had served as a welcoming host at the Credentials
Desk at the VFDA Annual Convention. Additionally, he was a member and past
president of the Tidewater Funeral Directors Association. Mr. Thornton was a
member of the Virginia Morticians Association and served two terms as their
president in from 1954-55 and 1955-56.

He had served on the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners; Norfolk Community Hospital Commission; Norfolk Recreation
Commission; Norfolk Community Chest; YMCA Board of Directors, Advisory Board of
the Charlotte Street Recreation Center; Virginia Association of Housing and
Community Development; Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce; and National
Federation of Independent Business. Mr. Thornton was a member and vestryman for
many years at Grace Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Aeolians Social
Club, Norfolk City Golf Advisory Commission and Senior Golfers of Virginia.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons. Franklin W. Thornton Jr.,
program director, mortuary science program, John Tyler Community College, Howard
H. Thornton and Richard B. Thornton; a sister-in-law, Mable Ferebee; a
granddaughter, Kaili Welch; and a grandson, Dylan Hale Thornton.

A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church. Burial will
follow in Calvary Cemetery . The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
today at Hale Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to Mrs. Gladys H. Thornton
and her family, c/o Hale Funeral Home, 2100 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23504.

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