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Name: Roland Ervin Thornton ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}
Sex: M
Birth: 28 APR 1921 in Roby, Texas County, Missouri, USA ^{1 2 3 4 5 9 10 12}
Death: 15 APR 2006 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA ^{4 5 10 15}
Burial: Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. ¹⁶
Residence:
1. 1930 in Oak Bluff, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. ²
1. 1930 in Oak Bluff, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. ²
1. 1 APR 1940 in Oak Bluff, Clay County, Arkansas, USA. ³
1. 26 JUN 1944 in Missouri, USA. ¹
1. 1993 1994 1995 1996 in Piggott, Arkansas. ⁶
Military: 26 JUN 1944 ⁹
Person Id: I13508
Tree Id: 618640

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Parents

Father:

Doctor Dutchman Thornton: Birth: 28 JUN 1884 in Browning, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA. Death: 15 FEB 1970 in Fisk, Butler County, Missouri, USA

Mother:

Mary Adline Davenport: Birth: 16 JUL 1884 in Miller County, Missouri, USA. Death: 18 NOV 1924 in Rector, Clay County, Arkansas, USA

Family
Marriage:

Married: Attrice Auline Holloway on 16 NOV 1940.
Attrice Auline Holloway: Birth: 3 APR 1920 in Center Ridge, Conway County, Arkansas, USA. Death: 11 JAN 2009 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA

Children:

Sources

1.	Title: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Publication: Name: Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.;;
2.	Title: 1930 USA Federal Census Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Oak Bluff, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 68; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 410.0. Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration, T626; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1930;;
3.	Title: 1940 USA Federal Census Page: Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Oak Bluff, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: T627_124; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 11-27. Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration, T627; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1940;;
4.	Title: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Page: Number: 488-26-5338; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. Author: Social Security Administration Publication: Name: Date: 2014;;
5.	Title: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015 Page: Newspaper: Jonesboro Sun, The; Publication Date: 16 Apr 2006; Publication Place: Jonesboro , AR , Us.
6.	Title: U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 Publication: Name: Name: 1993-2002 White Pages; Location: Little Rock, AR, USA;;
7.	Title: 1940 USA Federal Census Page: Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Oak Bluff, Clay, Arkansas;Roll: T627_124; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 11-27. Publication: Name: Name: Bureau of the Census, National Archives and Records Administration, T627; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1940;;
8.	Title: USA Obituary Collection Page: Newspaper: Jonesboro Sun, The; Publication Date: 16 Apr 2006;Publication Place: Jonesboro , AR , Us. Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2006.Original data - See newspaper information provided with each entry.Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.;;;
9.	Title: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;;
10.	Title: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
11.	Title: Find a Grave Publication: Name: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/;;
12.	Title: Find a Grave Publication: Name: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/;;
13.	Title: Missouri State Census Records Page: 1930 Oak Bluff, Clay, Arkansas; Roll 68; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 410.0
14.	Title: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Author: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Name: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ or http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi; Location: Social Security Administration;; Link: http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/ssdi
15.	Title: Find a Grave Publication: Name: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/;;
16.	Title: Find a Grave Publication: Name: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/;;

Notes

Note: Roland Ervin Thornton, 84, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Piggott, passed away April 15, 2006, at Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff.
He was born April 28, 1921, in Roby, Mo., the son of the late D.D. and Mary Adeline Davenport Thornton.
He was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters.
He was united in marriage to Attrice HOLLOWAY on Nov. 16, 1940; to this union four children were born.
He is survived by his wife, Attrice Thornton of Poplar Bluff; three sons, Jerry Thornton of Milton, Fla., Dwight Thornton of Oveta, Fla., and Glenn Thornton of Poplar Bluff; a daughter, Phyllis Barnetson of Junction City, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hoggard & Sons Chapel with Jim Whitlock officiating. Burial will be in Piggott Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Robert Jackson, Juston Jackson, Billy Joe Hardin, Richard Petty, Buryl Petty, Jerry Burkhead and Wallace Gookin.
Hoggard & Sons Funeral Home of Piggott is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today.

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