Parents - Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston.
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SOUTH ROYALTON - Leon E. Thurston, 85, of South Royalton, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph.
He was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Roxbury, the son of Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston. He married Eris Flint in Northfield on Aug. 1, 1946. He had worked for Central Vermont and Santa Fe railroads, then hauled pulp for Harold Rogers. He then worked for Rock of Ages, after which he hauled milk from South Royalton to Worcester, Mass. He had also worked for Hartford Oil Co., then for Twin State Fuels, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his daughters, Maxine Young, of Tunbridge, and Nancy Ann Moulton, of Royalton; sons, Wilbert Thurston, of White River Junction, Richmond Thurston, of Gaffney, S.C., and Raymond Thurston, of White River Junction; his brothers Delbert Thurston, of South Royalton, Wendell Thurston, of Rochester, and Stanley Thurston, of South Woodstock, N.H.; sister Neva Ellis, of Onsett, Mass.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, brothers Armond, Carroll and George, and sisters Lillian Johnstone and Catherine Gladstone.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in Braintree. There are no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Menig Extended Care Facility, Recreation Fund, P.O. Box 2000, Randolph, VT 05060. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
.Published in Times Argus on April 20, 2012
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SOUTH ROYALTON - Graveside memorial services for Leon Thurston, 85, who died April 17, 2012, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in West Braintree. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home.
Published in Times Argus on May 2, 2012
Parent links provided by Debra Glogover :
SOUTH ROYALTON - Leon E. Thurston, 85, of South Royalton, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph.
He was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Roxbury, the son of Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston. He married Eris Flint in Northfield on Aug. 1, 1946. He had worked for Central Vermont and Santa Fe railroads, then hauled pulp for Harold Rogers. He then worked for Rock of Ages, after which he hauled milk from South Royalton to Worcester, Mass. He had also worked for Hartford Oil Co., then for Twin State Fuels, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his daughters, Maxine Young, of Tunbridge, and Nancy Ann Moulton, of Royalton; sons, Wilbert Thurston, of White River Junction, Richmond Thurston, of Gaffney, S.C., and Raymond Thurston, of White River Junction; his brothers Delbert Thurston, of South Royalton, Wendell Thurston, of Rochester, and Stanley Thurston, of South Woodstock, N.H.; sister Neva Ellis, of Onsett, Mass.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, brothers Armond, Carroll and George, and sisters Lillian Johnstone and Catherine Gladstone.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in Braintree. There are no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Menig Extended Care Facility, Recreation Fund, P.O. Box 2000, Randolph, VT 05060. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
.Published in Times Argus on April 20, 2012
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SOUTH ROYALTON - Graveside memorial services for Leon Thurston, 85, who died April 17, 2012, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in West Braintree. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home.
Published in Times Argus on May 2, 2012
Parents - Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston.
Parent links provided by Debra Glogover :
SOUTH ROYALTON - Leon E. Thurston, 85, of South Royalton, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph.
He was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Roxbury, the son of Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston. He married Eris Flint in Northfield on Aug. 1, 1946. He had worked for Central Vermont and Santa Fe railroads, then hauled pulp for Harold Rogers. He then worked for Rock of Ages, after which he hauled milk from South Royalton to Worcester, Mass. He had also worked for Hartford Oil Co., then for Twin State Fuels, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his daughters, Maxine Young, of Tunbridge, and Nancy Ann Moulton, of Royalton; sons, Wilbert Thurston, of White River Junction, Richmond Thurston, of Gaffney, S.C., and Raymond Thurston, of White River Junction; his brothers Delbert Thurston, of South Royalton, Wendell Thurston, of Rochester, and Stanley Thurston, of South Woodstock, N.H.; sister Neva Ellis, of Onsett, Mass.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, brothers Armond, Carroll and George, and sisters Lillian Johnstone and Catherine Gladstone.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in Braintree. There are no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Menig Extended Care Facility, Recreation Fund, P.O. Box 2000, Randolph, VT 05060. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
.Published in Times Argus on April 20, 2012
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SOUTH ROYALTON - Graveside memorial services for Leon Thurston, 85, who died April 17, 2012, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in West Braintree. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home.
Published in Times Argus on May 2, 2012
Parent links provided by Debra Glogover :
SOUTH ROYALTON - Leon E. Thurston, 85, of South Royalton, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Menig Extended Care Facility in Randolph.
He was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Roxbury, the son of Wilbert and Florence (Dickinson) Thurston. He married Eris Flint in Northfield on Aug. 1, 1946. He had worked for Central Vermont and Santa Fe railroads, then hauled pulp for Harold Rogers. He then worked for Rock of Ages, after which he hauled milk from South Royalton to Worcester, Mass. He had also worked for Hartford Oil Co., then for Twin State Fuels, retiring in 1990. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include his daughters, Maxine Young, of Tunbridge, and Nancy Ann Moulton, of Royalton; sons, Wilbert Thurston, of White River Junction, Richmond Thurston, of Gaffney, S.C., and Raymond Thurston, of White River Junction; his brothers Delbert Thurston, of South Royalton, Wendell Thurston, of Rochester, and Stanley Thurston, of South Woodstock, N.H.; sister Neva Ellis, of Onsett, Mass.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, brothers Armond, Carroll and George, and sisters Lillian Johnstone and Catherine Gladstone.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in Braintree. There are no calling hours. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Menig Extended Care Facility, Recreation Fund, P.O. Box 2000, Randolph, VT 05060. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
.Published in Times Argus on April 20, 2012
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SOUTH ROYALTON - Graveside memorial services for Leon Thurston, 85, who died April 17, 2012, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Mountain View Cemetery in West Braintree. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home.
Published in Times Argus on May 2, 2012
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