Virginian-Pilot


DATE: Friday, September 19, 1997            TAG: 9709190764

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   20 lines




MARY L. THORNTON

Mary L. Thornton of the 6400 block of Stoney Point South, died Sept. 16, 1997, in DePaul Medical Center.

Born in Oxford, Miss., she was the widow of Elder Rufus Thornton. She was retired from maid service, a church mother and a member of The Way of the Cross, C.O.G.I.C.

Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Jones and Beulah Wilson, both of Norfolk.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Joy C.O.G.I.C. (26th and Granby), by Elder Cecil Wiggins. Burial will be in St. Lukes Church Cemetery. Viewing is in Carlos A. Howard Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel. The family will assemble at 6423 Stoney Point South at 10 a.m. for the procession. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY



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