From: Sherri Hall [ldrbelties@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 3:34 AM
To: KY-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Robert Eugene Thornton, 2002, Boyle Co.

>From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 27 Dec 2002

Robert Eugene Thornton III, 27, Highland Court died Tuesday at 
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 11, 1975, in Danville, he was the son of Janice Andrews 
of Danville and Robert Thornton II of Stanford. He attended St. 
James AME Church and was a graduate of Danville High School. He 
was a factory worker.

Additional survivors include a daughter, Keaira Eman Thornton of 
Lexington; two brothers, Michael Thornton and Anthony Letcher, 
both of Danville; three sisters, Anita Turner, LaDonna Whitehead 
and Ebony Thornton, all of Danville; a companion, Jennifer Young 
of Junction City.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. James AME Church by Rev. 
Everhart Walker. Burial will be in Hill-n-Dale Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Jeremy Andrews, Chris Fish, Chris 
Harlan, Richard Texidor, LaRon Faulkner and George Whitehead.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Demarco Prewitt, Clifford Berry, 
Tony Mays, Shantae Ford, David Brown, Mike and Tony Floro and 
Mike Meadows.

Visitation will be noon-1 p.m. Monday at the church.

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