Bobbie Faye Thornton

Posted December 30, 2012 at 5:23 pm
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Bobbie Faye Thornton, 74, a longtime resident of Gatesville, passed away December 20, 2012, at Hillcrest Hospital. A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012, at the Gatesville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at the King Cemetery.

Bobbie was born July 11, 1938, in King, TX, to Millard Augustus “Gus” Mohler and Mabel Fern (Shoaf) Mohler. She married Arvin Leon “Al” Thornton of Rockport, TX, January 1, 1957, in Gatesville. She worked as an Executive Secretary for Rockwell International for many years, and she devoted her later years to researching and documenting the history of Coryell County and its residents. She was active in the Coryell County Historical Commission and provided many hours of service at the Coryell County Courthouse.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Bobbie is survived by her former husband, Al Thornton; by her two sons, David Carter Thornton of Gatesville and Arvin Leon Thornton Jr. and wife, Jane, of San Antonio; her daughter, Stephanie Elizabeth Puryear and husband, Brent, of Mt. Juliet, TN; nine grandchildren: Candy Thornton, Chris Thornton, David Thornton Jr., Courtney Thornton, Sean Thornton, Shannon Thornton, Caera Thornton, Damian Nulisch and Eric Ditch; her sister Susan Claudette Shinn; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, make donations in the name of “Bobbie Faye Thornton” to the Gatesville Museum, the Historical Commission or The Genealogical Society.

We invite you to sign the online guestbook at www.gatesvillefh.com.

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