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Alta Myrtle Meeker

Female 1897 - 1969  (71 years)


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  1. 1.  Alta Myrtle Meeker was born in Dec 1897 in Illinois; died in 1969; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

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    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67742006/alta-thornsbrough

    Family/Spouse: Clarence Thornsbrough. Clarence was born on 17 Dec 1893 in Henning, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1969; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Harold E. Thornsbrough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1920 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 2000 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; was buried on 19 Jul 2000 in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
    2. 3. Ralph Leroy Thornsbrough  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1917 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jul 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jul 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harold E. Thornsbrough Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alta1) was born on 18 Jun 1920 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 2000 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; was buried on 19 Jul 2000 in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Notes:

    News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, July 15, 2000
    A funeral for Harold E. Thornsbrough of McMinnville will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Bethel Baptist Church, McMinnville, with the Rev. Bard Marshall officiating.
    Private interment will be in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland.
    The chapel of Macy & Son Funeral Directors, McMinnville, will be open for visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday and 3 to 7 p.m. Monday.
    Mr. Thornsbrough died July 14, 2000, in Bend. He was 80.
    He was born June 18, 1920, in Bismarck, Ill., the son of Clarence and Alta Meeker Thornsbrough. He was raised and educated in Danville, Ill.
    He and Dorothy Ellis were married June 28, 1941, in Danville.
    He served in the Army during World War II. He lived in Portland from 1964 to 1974, then moved to Dayton. He lived there until 1998, when he moved to McMinnville.
    Mr. Thornsbrough had worked in the general construction business. He enjoyed sporting events and church activities.
    He was a volunteer at the McMinnville Senior Center and Goodwill Industries. He belonged to Bethel Baptist Church.
    Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Linda Larson of Carlton, Eileen Phillips of Bend, Elaine Jolliff of Waldport, and Joyce Pasquale of Danville; a son, Bruce Thornsbrough of McMinnville; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, in care of Macy & Son, 135 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, OR 97128.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13139285/harold-e-thornsbrough

    Section BB, Site 1617

    Harold married Dorothy Elva Ellis on 28 Jun 1941 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Dorothy was born on 27 Nov 1919 in Tilton, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Aug 2005 in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ralph Leroy Thornsbrough Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alta1) was born on 2 Feb 1917 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jul 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jul 1933 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63315993/ralph-l_-thornsbrough



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