Robert Earl Thornton Obituary
We are sad to announce that on April 13, 2025, at the age of 86, Robert Earl Thornton of Brownsville, Tennessee passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Robert Earl Thornton to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Pattie Thornton and Nicholas Thornton; and his siblings, Nick Thornton, Guilford Thornton, Ruth Harmon, Sally Cavin and Pattie Marie Crafton.
He is survived by: his wife Betsy Mann Thornton; his children, Carl Mann Thornton (Lee Ann), Blanche Thornton King (John) and Robert Thornton (Sharon); his sister Ginger Hathcock; his grandchildren, Robert Allen King (Carley), Taylor Ann King, Sam Thornton, Annie Thornton, Thomas Thornton and Betsy Ann Thornton; and his great grandchild John Whitten King.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that memorial donations be made to Tabernacle Methodist Church or Tabernacle Cemetery.
