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Letha Mae <I>Abbott</I> Bonifacius Thornton

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Letha Mae Abbott Bonifacius Thornton

Birth
Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Death
9 Oct 2009 (aged 96)
Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Roachdale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Name: Letha Mae Abbott Bonifacius Thornton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 96
Marital status: Widowed
Prior marriages: h) Clarence Breeze Bonifacius c) Somerset, KY m)October 16, 1931
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1912; Birth Place: Science Hill, KY
Death Date: 9 Oct 2009; Interred: Danville, Hendricks Co, Indiana
Father: James Harrison Abbott
Mother: Rebecca Ellen Abbott

Children:
Anna Lee, July 26, 1932, Science Hill, KY;
Wilma Jean, January 21, 1934, Science Hill, KY;
Lorene Faye, March 3, 1936, Connersville, IN;
Clarence Boyd, February 5, 1938, Science Hill, KY;
James Lloyd, July 1, 1942; Raccoon, IN;
William Ray, June 15, 1946, Linden, IN;
Mary Ellen, September 27, 1947, Linden, IN

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Letha Bonifacius Thornton, 96, of Roachdale died Friday, Oct 9, 2009.

She was born Oct 16, 1912 in Pulaski County, KY to James Harrison and Rebecca Ellen Alexander Abbott.

She married Clarence Breeze Bonifacius on Oct 16, 1931. He preceded her in death on Oct 4, 1972.

Her second marriage was to Herbert B Thornton on July 10, 1982. He preceded her in death on Jan 14, 1992.

Mrs Thornton was a member of the Roachdale Baptist Church and a former member of the Barnard Ladies Aid. She retired from P R Mallory's in Greencastle in October 1977.

Surviving are four daughters, three sons, 29 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Lorene Cope of Enon, Oh; and two brothers, Ralph and Ray Abbott of Somerset Ky.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Lucille Cook, Greencastle, In; five brothers, Elmer Abbott, Greencastle, In; Earl Abbott, London, Ky; Charles Abbott Somerset, Ky; Wilson Abbott, Crawfordsville, In; and Vernon Abbott, Cincinnati, Oh; a grandson, Jeff Crawford; granddaughter, Dianna Bonifacius; sons-in-law, Paul Wilson, Greencastle, In, Speed Fenwick, Greencastle, In; Charles Sillery, Greencastle, In; and Bruce Bartlett, Roachdale, In; and a great-great-grandson, Christian Taylor Stidham.

Services will be at Roachdale Baptist Church. Burial will be at Roachdale Cemetery. The Revs Kevin Bonifacius and Shannon Ivers will officiate.
Name: Letha Mae Abbott Bonifacius Thornton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 96
Marital status: Widowed
Prior marriages: h) Clarence Breeze Bonifacius c) Somerset, KY m)October 16, 1931
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1912; Birth Place: Science Hill, KY
Death Date: 9 Oct 2009; Interred: Danville, Hendricks Co, Indiana
Father: James Harrison Abbott
Mother: Rebecca Ellen Abbott

Children:
Anna Lee, July 26, 1932, Science Hill, KY;
Wilma Jean, January 21, 1934, Science Hill, KY;
Lorene Faye, March 3, 1936, Connersville, IN;
Clarence Boyd, February 5, 1938, Science Hill, KY;
James Lloyd, July 1, 1942; Raccoon, IN;
William Ray, June 15, 1946, Linden, IN;
Mary Ellen, September 27, 1947, Linden, IN

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Letha Bonifacius Thornton, 96, of Roachdale died Friday, Oct 9, 2009.

She was born Oct 16, 1912 in Pulaski County, KY to James Harrison and Rebecca Ellen Alexander Abbott.

She married Clarence Breeze Bonifacius on Oct 16, 1931. He preceded her in death on Oct 4, 1972.

Her second marriage was to Herbert B Thornton on July 10, 1982. He preceded her in death on Jan 14, 1992.

Mrs Thornton was a member of the Roachdale Baptist Church and a former member of the Barnard Ladies Aid. She retired from P R Mallory's in Greencastle in October 1977.

Surviving are four daughters, three sons, 29 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Lorene Cope of Enon, Oh; and two brothers, Ralph and Ray Abbott of Somerset Ky.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Lucille Cook, Greencastle, In; five brothers, Elmer Abbott, Greencastle, In; Earl Abbott, London, Ky; Charles Abbott Somerset, Ky; Wilson Abbott, Crawfordsville, In; and Vernon Abbott, Cincinnati, Oh; a grandson, Jeff Crawford; granddaughter, Dianna Bonifacius; sons-in-law, Paul Wilson, Greencastle, In, Speed Fenwick, Greencastle, In; Charles Sillery, Greencastle, In; and Bruce Bartlett, Roachdale, In; and a great-great-grandson, Christian Taylor Stidham.

Services will be at Roachdale Baptist Church. Burial will be at Roachdale Cemetery. The Revs Kevin Bonifacius and Shannon Ivers will officiate.


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