Virginia “Jennie” Sanders Thornton, 84, of High Point died Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Providence Place in High Point.
She was born October 14, 1931, in Hartwell, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Troy and Katherine Shultz Sanders. She was a resident of High Point for the majority of her life and retired from Melrose and Diamond Hosiery Mills. She was a member of Deep River Friends Meeting.
She is survived by her husband, John R. Thornton, whom she married on December 17, 1950; a daughter, Sandy Thornton (Van) of Chattanooga, TN; two sons, John Thornton, Jr. (Diane) of Byhalia, MS, and David Thornton (Sandra) of Walkertown.
Funeral service celebrating Jennie’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, at Deep River Friends Meeting with Pastor Scott Wagoner officiating. Burial will follow in the meeting house cemetery. (Edited by Jeff Lovelace.)
She was born October 14, 1931, in Hartwell, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Troy and Katherine Shultz Sanders. She was a resident of High Point for the majority of her life and retired from Melrose and Diamond Hosiery Mills. She was a member of Deep River Friends Meeting.
She is survived by her husband, John R. Thornton, whom she married on December 17, 1950; a daughter, Sandy Thornton (Van) of Chattanooga, TN; two sons, John Thornton, Jr. (Diane) of Byhalia, MS, and David Thornton (Sandra) of Walkertown.
Funeral service celebrating Jennie’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, at Deep River Friends Meeting with Pastor Scott Wagoner officiating. Burial will follow in the meeting house cemetery. (Edited by Jeff Lovelace.)
Virginia “Jennie” Sanders Thornton, 84, of High Point died Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Providence Place in High Point.
She was born October 14, 1931, in Hartwell, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Troy and Katherine Shultz Sanders. She was a resident of High Point for the majority of her life and retired from Melrose and Diamond Hosiery Mills. She was a member of Deep River Friends Meeting.
She is survived by her husband, John R. Thornton, whom she married on December 17, 1950; a daughter, Sandy Thornton (Van) of Chattanooga, TN; two sons, John Thornton, Jr. (Diane) of Byhalia, MS, and David Thornton (Sandra) of Walkertown.
Funeral service celebrating Jennie’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, at Deep River Friends Meeting with Pastor Scott Wagoner officiating. Burial will follow in the meeting house cemetery. (Edited by Jeff Lovelace.)
She was born October 14, 1931, in Hartwell, Georgia, and was the daughter of the late Troy and Katherine Shultz Sanders. She was a resident of High Point for the majority of her life and retired from Melrose and Diamond Hosiery Mills. She was a member of Deep River Friends Meeting.
She is survived by her husband, John R. Thornton, whom she married on December 17, 1950; a daughter, Sandy Thornton (Van) of Chattanooga, TN; two sons, John Thornton, Jr. (Diane) of Byhalia, MS, and David Thornton (Sandra) of Walkertown.
Funeral service celebrating Jennie’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016, at Deep River Friends Meeting with Pastor Scott Wagoner officiating. Burial will follow in the meeting house cemetery. (Edited by Jeff Lovelace.)
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