CHARLES H. THORNTON
Charles H. Thornton, 70, pioneer of this community, passed away at
the Vancouver Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in 1879 at Sebetha, Kansas, he came here as a lad of 18 to join
his brother Mike. In 1902, he married Dora Ann Hickman and to this union and
ten children were born, three of which have passed along.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dora Thornton of Underwood, four
daughters, Mrs. Mildred Aplin, Mrs. Selma Wolfe of White Salmon, Mrs. Ruby
Durkee of Klickitat, and Mrs. Dora Koch of Coquille, Oregon; three sons,
Charles and Fred of Underwood and Hugh of White Salmon; 16 grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers, Frank,
Ed and Mose Thornton all of Fortuna, Calif.; two sisters, Anna Wise of
Salem, Oregon and Matilda Burnham of California.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 12th at 2:30 p.m. in
Gardner's Funeral Chapel with Rev. George officiating. Committal services
were in the Underwood, Wash. Cemetery.
The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 14, 1949, page 1
CHARLES H. THORNTON PIONEER, CALLED
Charles H. Thornton, pioneer of this community, passed away at the
Vancouver Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in 1879 at Sebetha,
Kansas, he came here as a lad of 18 to join his brother Mike. In 1902, he
married Dora Ann Hickman and to this union and ten children were born, three
of which have passed along.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dora Thornton of Underwood, four
daughters, Mrs. Mildred Aplin, Mrs. Selma Wolfe of White Salmon, Mrs. Ruby
Durkee of Klickitat, and Mrs. Dora Koch of Coquille, Oregon; three sons,
Charles and Fred of Underwood and Hugh of White Salmon. There are sixteen
grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three
brothers, Frank, Ed and Mose Thornton all of Fortuna, Calif.; two sisters,
Anna Wise of Salem, Oregon and Matilda Burnham of California.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 12th at Gardner's
Funeral Home with Rev. Geo. P. George of the Methodist church officiating.
Burial followed in the Underwood, Wash. cemetery.
The Skamania County Pioneer, Stevenson, WA., January 14, 1949, page 8
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks and appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown by our friends and relatives during the illness and death of my husband and our father, also for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. C.H. Thornton and family
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 13, 1949, page 1
SERVICES FOR C.H. THORNTON HELD IN WHITE SALMON
WHITE SALMON (Special) -- C.H. Thornton, 69, pioneer resident of
White Salmon passed away at the Memorial Hospital, Vancouver, after a week's
illness.
He was born May 20, 1879, at Sebetha, Kansas. He moved to White Salmon
in 1897 and married Dora Ann Hickman five years later in 1902.
Thornton served many years on the Pleasant View, White Salmon, and the
Underwood schoolbaords. He was county supervisor for 16 years. He served as
section foreman for the State highway and for the last 11 years has operated
the rural mail route out of Underwood.
He is survived by his wife, Dora Ann, and seven children, on daughter
in Coquille, Oregon, and the rest in White Salmon; three brothers, Frank,
Ed, and Mose, of California, and two sisters, Annie Wise, of Salem, Oregon,
and Matilda Burnham, of California; sixteen grandchildren, and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Gardner Funeral Chapel with
interment following at the Underwood Cemetery.
The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 12, 1951, page 6
IN MEMORY
In memory of my father C. H. Thornton who passed away 2 years ago Jan. 9th.
As I turn back the years
My eyes fill with tears,
Your Face, I can fairly see,
The memories so clear.
As they come back to me,
Make it seem, you are always near.
Mildred Thornton Aplin
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