MENTONE - Elmer Stanley Thornton, 82, of 705 E. 4th St., Rochester, died at 4 a.m. April 18, 2009.
He was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Twin Valley, Minn., to Herman and Francis Starman Thornton. On Sept. 26, 1964, he married Betty Cook Wiard, who survives.
He was the manager and maintenance director of Four Seasons Mobile Home Estates for 37 years. He was also a mechanic, a truck driver and a salesman. He was a member of the Riverview Community Church.
Also surviving are three daughters: Beverly Thornton, Rochester; Joyce (and spouse Richard) Harding, Mentone; Janet (and spouse Phil) Schoonover, Wheaton; a son, Bruce Wiard, Macy; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and five brothers.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Riverview Community Church, Tippecanoe, with Pastor Rodney Ruberg officiating. Burial will be at Citizens Cemetery, Rochester.
Calling is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
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Memorials to Riverview Community Church or The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 112 S. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46574
Condolences may be sent to www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
