Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thornton, Eunice D. Tucker, 2010 

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EUNICE D. TUCKER THORNTON 

  Jehovah’s Witness Mrs. Eunice D. Tucker Thornton, 59, of 104 South St., 
Wakefield, Va., died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Sentara Obici Hospital, 
Suffolk, Va.

  Mrs. Thornton was born July 8, 1950, the first born of nine children to 
the late Willie Tucker Sr. and Mrs. Eunice Booker Tucker of Ivor.  She was 
a cashier at Wagon Wheel in Ivor and Chuck’s Supermarket in Wakefield, as 
well as a homemaker.  She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witness in 1976, 
went out in field service and conducted Bible studies.  She aided Mrs. 
Vizell Turner in the truth, who was later baptized as one of Jehovah’s 
Witness.  Mrs. Thornton is preceded in death by her parents; also Willie 
Tucker Jr. and Gloria Eley.

  She is survived by her husband, Lowell Thornton Sr.; one son, Lowell 
Thornton Jr. of Chester; two brothers, Darnell Tucker (Patsy) of Portsmouth 
and Andrew Lee Tucker (Brenda) of Suffolk; four sisters, Shirley Brodie of 
Surry, Phyliss Fields (David) of Philadelphia, Carolyn Edwards (Willis) of 
Ivor and Clarris Thompson (Matthew) of Henrico; a host of nieces, nephews, 
cousins, inlaws, other relatives and friends.

  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at Kingdom 
Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 442 Coppahaunk Ave., Waverly, with Brother Temple 
Holdsworth officiating.  Interment will follow in the Wakefield Cemetery.  A 
visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, at the Kingdom Hall.


Eunice Delois "Lois" (TUCKER; Mrs. Lowell Windoll Sr.) THORNTON, cashier, 
b. 8 Jul 1950, Southampton Co., d. 29 May 2010, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 3 Jun 2010, 
"Progress-Index" (Petersburg, VA), June 1, 2010, A-9 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her father is buried in Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery, Ivor. 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #103546481) 

Her mother is buried in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #74: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 
   (Find a Grave Mem. #216285010) 


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