William C. Thornton

William C. Thornton of Morrison, Colorado, passed away on November 25, 2012. He was born on January 13, 1930, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, son of Ralph E. and Adolphine M. Thornton. He graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, and received a BS degree in military science from Oklahoma A & M College, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He received an MBA from the University of Missouri.

He served in the Army as a First Lieutenant in Korea, and later retired from the Reserves as a Captain. Bill was a sales engineer/mining specialist with Westinghouse Electric Corporation for 35 years. He served as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Ralph Bart Thornton. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Marianne, his daughter Laurie Anne and her husband Ernie Stefely of Arvada, his sister Martha Pat and her husband Brian Upp of Oklahoma City. Also surviving are nieces Sherri Price and Patti Hoover Lane of Oklahoma City and Rachel Brooks of Norman, Oklahoma.

Bill would be honored by memorial gifts to:

The America's Fund
1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
americasfund.org
"Immediate support for injured and critically ill service members and their families."

or

Golden Gun Club's Junior Program
PO Box 471
Golden, CO 80402
"Training, competition and gun safety for youth"

Memorial service to be held at Columbine United Church, and burial will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery.