A public viewing will be held on Monday, March 21st from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Meridian 10th Ward Building, 11918 Ustick Road. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Inurnment services will follow at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1937 in Jerome, Idaho. John was the 10th child of Lee & Ida Mae Thorne of Jerome, Idaho.
John enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Sept. 28, 1954 and served until May 2, 1958. John married Donna Marie Anderson on Nov. 8, 1958. Together they had 5 children; Rhonda (Dennis) McFarland of Twin Falls, Idaho; Reina (Rick) Olson of Ogden, Utah; Rodney (Zanna) Thorne of Breanu, Idaho; Rachele (Dean) Bridwell of Boise, Idaho; and Richard Thorne of Twin Falls, Idaho.
His favorite sport was fishing. He made his own sinkers. He loved to talk about his fishing stories short & long. He also enjoyed camping, archery & playing cribbage.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee & Ida Mae Thorne; sister, Mary ALice Randall; sister, Loretta May Bagley; brother, Chester Donald Thorne; brother, Jessie Lee Thorne; brother, Eugene Thorne; and infant son, Ronnie Thorne.
John is survived by brother, Ronald Ray Thorne; sister, Tiny Stricker; sister, Naomi Pearl Falconer; brother, Dale Thorne; brother, Parley Thorne; brother, LaVone Thorne. John had 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel.
Idaho Statesman March 20, 2011
A public viewing will be held on Monday, March 21st from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Meridian 10th Ward Building, 11918 Ustick Road. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Inurnment services will follow at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1937 in Jerome, Idaho. John was the 10th child of Lee & Ida Mae Thorne of Jerome, Idaho.
John enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Sept. 28, 1954 and served until May 2, 1958. John married Donna Marie Anderson on Nov. 8, 1958. Together they had 5 children; Rhonda (Dennis) McFarland of Twin Falls, Idaho; Reina (Rick) Olson of Ogden, Utah; Rodney (Zanna) Thorne of Breanu, Idaho; Rachele (Dean) Bridwell of Boise, Idaho; and Richard Thorne of Twin Falls, Idaho.
His favorite sport was fishing. He made his own sinkers. He loved to talk about his fishing stories short & long. He also enjoyed camping, archery & playing cribbage.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee & Ida Mae Thorne; sister, Mary ALice Randall; sister, Loretta May Bagley; brother, Chester Donald Thorne; brother, Jessie Lee Thorne; brother, Eugene Thorne; and infant son, Ronnie Thorne.
John is survived by brother, Ronald Ray Thorne; sister, Tiny Stricker; sister, Naomi Pearl Falconer; brother, Dale Thorne; brother, Parley Thorne; brother, LaVone Thorne. John had 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Chapel.
Idaho Statesman March 20, 2011
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