Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Saturday, December 14, 2002

Vira Maebell Thornton

Services for Vira Maebell Thornton will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2002 in the Chapel of Kinner & Stevens, Jena, La. with the Rev. Eddie Thompson officiating, Burial will be Belah Cemetery, Trout, La. under the direction of Kinner & Stevens. Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2002 from 8 a.m. until time of services.

Mrs. Thornton, 94, of Trout died at 3 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2002 in LaSalle General Hospital.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Trout Nazarene Church.

Survivors include three daughter, Betty Joe Edwards of Trout, Doris Evelyn Willis of Pineville and Georgia Dale Owens of Trout one son, Robert Edward Thornton, of Pollock 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 40 great-great-grandchildren.