Melvin Willis “Thunder” Thornton (1924-1997)

Melvin Willis “Thunder” Thornton Veteran

Birth

29 Feb 1924

Delta, Millard County, Utah, USA

Death

11 Aug 1997 (aged 73)

Washington, Washington County, Utah, USA

Burial

Washington City Cemetery

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Plot

D, lot 2, Block 15, Row 6

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Son of Oliver Willis Thornton and Artemesia Bennett Thornton
Father of Melvin Thornton, Jr, Morgan Thornton and Mitchell Thornton

Family Members

Parents

Oliver Willis Thornton

1889–1952
Artemesia Bennett Thornton

1898–1997

Spouse

Margaret Eliza Wilson Thornton

1922–1993 (m. 1944)

Siblings

Barbara B. Thornton Snow Unsworth Webb

1923–2023
Don Oliver Thornton

1926–2007
Martha Magdalene Thornton Dean

1927–2014
Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker

1931–2021
June Thornton Gottfredson

1937–2022

Children

Melvin Willis Thornton Jr

1946–1976

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Utah, U.S., Select Marriage Records, 1860-1944
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
1950 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census

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Margaret Eliza Wilson Thornton

Barbara B. Thornton Snow Unsworth Webb

Don Oliver Thornton

Martha Magdalene Thornton Dean

Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker

June Thornton Gottfredson

Melvin Willis Thornton Jr

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Margaret Eliza Wilson Thornton

Barbara B. Thornton Snow Unsworth Webb

Don Oliver Thornton

Martha Magdalene Thornton Dean

Joye Artemesia Thornton Walker

June Thornton Gottfredson

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