Donald Ray Thornton's obituary , Passed away on March 21, 2024 in Chincoteague Island, Virginia
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Donald Ray Thornton

July 26, 1936 - March 21, 2024 (87 years old)

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Donald Ray Thornton's obituary , Passed away on March 21, 2024 in Chincoteague Island, Virginia
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Donald Ray Thornton

July 26, 1936 - March 21, 2024 (87 years old)

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

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We are sad to announce that on March 21, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Donald Ray Thornton (Chincoteague Island, Virginia), born in Chincoteague, Virginia. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Snowden N. Thornton and Ida B. Thornton; his siblings, Neil Blair Thornton and Esther Thornton; his daughter Audrey Byrd Howard; and his great grandchild Sydney A. Mather.

He is survived by : his wife Wanda J. Thornton; his children, Roxanne Thornton Bowman (Skip), Cheryl Byrd Merritt (Steve), John Neal Thornton and Donnie Ray Thornton; his nephew James Binder; and his grandchildren, Tara Mather, Jillian Merritt, Noah Merritt, Lehia Hamilton and Katie Fitzgerald.

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