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DATE: TUESDAY, March 6, 1990                   TAG: 9003061753
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT-THORNTON, J.

THORNTON, JOSEPHINE R. BOONES MILL - Mrs. Josephine Roles Thornton, age 80, of Route 3, died Monday, March 5, 1990. She was born in Bluefield, W.Va. November 2, 1909, and was the daughter of the late James Roles and Margaret Atkins Roles. Mrs. Thornton was also preceded in death by her grandson, Prince Edward Thornton, III; her brother, Everett Roles; and sisters, Mary Roles and Hassie Clark. She was the devoted wife of Prince Edward Thornton, Sr. and loving mother to Joy and Bill Almond, Ed and Beth Thornton, and Peg and D.B. Martin; grandmother to Eddie and Sharlene, Billy, Bobby and Johnny Almond, Lori and Danny Thornton, Vikki Funck, Sammy and Helen, Timmy and Kristen, and Davy Martin; great-grandmother of six. Also surviving her in death are sisters, Ruth Goode, Sue Burgess, and Pauline Beckett; sister-in-law, Evamae Beckner; nieces, nephews, and a host of beloved friends. Funeral services will be conducted at the Red Valley United Methodist Church at 10:00 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. A. Ray Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family requests that those wishing to make memorials might consider the Red Valley United Methodist Church, Route 3, Box 1066, Boones Mill, Va., 24065. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Arrington-Bussey Funeral Home.



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