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Published: 04/29/2008
Lesley
Vern Thornton
April 26, 2008
Lesley Vern Thornton, age 65,
of White Pine, died Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
He was a former employee of
Bush Construction Co. in Newport.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Roy Thornton; grandparents, Dock and Artie Mae Layman and Allen and
Eva Thornton.
He is survived by his wife,
Wilma Harvey Thornton; son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Debbie Thornton, and
daughter, Velina Thornton, all of White Pine; mother, Almeda Thornton, of
Chestnut Hill; sisters, Janice McCoig and Eva Askew, and brother, Roger
Thornton, all of Chestnut Hill; grandchildren, Cherish Crawford, Lakenzie
Crawford, Millicent Thornton, and Mason Thornton, all of White Pine; several
nieces and nephews.
The family received friends
from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2008, at Brown Funeral Home.
Funeral service was 8:00 p.m.
with the Rev. Jerry Colbert, the Rev. Ray Wiley, and the Rev. Manson Lee
officiating.
Internment will be at 11:00
a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Proffitt Cemetery in Chestnut Hill.
Brown Funeral Home is in
charge.
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