CPT Arvin Leon Thornton Sr. (1933-2020)

CPT Arvin Leon Thornton Sr.

Birth

29 Dec 1933

Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA

Death

6 May 2020 (aged 86)

Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA

Burial

Shady Grove Cemetery

Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas, USA Show Map

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Captain, United States Marine Corps, served for 22 years.
Deputy Sheriff, Dallas County, served 10 years.
He married Bobbie Fay Mohler, January 1, 1957.
He married Kaye Smith, February 14, 1987.

Family Members

Parents

Cleophus Kirksey Thornton

1885–1968
Clara Elizabeth Cruse Thornton

1895–1934

Spouse

Bobbie Fay Mohler Thornton

1938–2012

Siblings

Viola Irene Thornton Gurley

1912–2002
Minnie Lee Thornton White

1914–2001
Lillian Beatrice Thornton Parr

1915–1990
Thelma Pauline Thornton Tucker

1917–2005
Eugene Vedebs Thornton

1920–1949
Betty Belle Thornton Ince

1927–2008
Leonard Van "L. V." Thornton

1929–2011

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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-2020
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
1940 United States Federal Census

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CPT Arvin Leon Thornton Sr.

Family Members

Cleophus Kirksey Thornton

Clara Elizabeth Cruse Thornton

Bobbie Fay Mohler Thornton

Viola Irene Thornton Gurley

Minnie Lee Thornton White

Lillian Beatrice Thornton Parr

Thelma Pauline Thornton Tucker

Eugene Vedebs Thornton

Betty Belle Thornton Ince

Leonard Van "L. V." Thornton

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