Arthur Thornton was born September 30, 1871, near Stephenville. He was married to Miss Frances Filkerson November 27, 1892. They lived in Comanche and Ellis counties before coming to Ralls in 1921. They had lived in Ralls, Idalou and Lorenzo. Mr. Thornton was a blacksmith. Mr. Thornton passed away in 1951. His wife lives in Ralls. Three sons, Oscar Thornton, Mart; Wade Thornton, Ralls; Ernest Thornton, Hobbs, New Mexico; one daughter, Mrs. S.C. Skeeters, Long Beach, California.Source: "Through the Years, A History of Crosby County, Texas" by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis ©1951; The Naylor Company, San Antonio, Texas, p.433
Mrs. Thornton's Funeral Slated
RALLS (Special) - Funeral services for Mrs. A. E. Thornton, a former Ralls resident who died Saturday in Arlington, are scheduled at 10 a.m. today in Carter Funeral Home Chapel here.Officiating will be the Rev. Peyton Fullingim of Lubbock. Burial will be in Ralls Cemetery under direction of Carter Funeral Home.
Mrs. Thornton is survived by two sons, Wade, Mathis; and Ernest, 2313 53rd St., Lubbock; a daughter, Mrs. F. C. Skeeters, Long Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal, September 5, 1964
Record provided by Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum
transcribed by Linda Fox Hughes
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