The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, February 15, 1995           TAG: 9502150412
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JAMES A. THORNTON SR.

Minister James Arthur Thornton Sr., 72, of the 3700 block of Nansemond Parkway, died Feb. 12, 1995. A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in St. Mary's Church of God in Christ. Crocker Funeral Home in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB