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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Funeral Rites For William D. Thornton Held
William Dennis Thornton, 87, died Friday, May 22, 1970, at 2:30 p.m. in
Winnfield General Hospital after a long illness. He was a resident of Sikes
and a retired farmer.
He is survived by a brother, Bob Thornton of Sikes; and two sisters, Kate
Thornton and Mrs. Josie Rolen, both of Sikes.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Friendship Baptist Church
with Rev. C. D. Bates officiating. Burial was to be in Friendship Cemetery.
Thursday, May 28, 1970