James Milton Thornton

Male 1930 - 1998  (67 years)


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  • Name James Milton Thornton 
    Nickname Mickey 
    Born 26 Jun 1930  Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Feb 1998  Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 18 Feb 1998  City of Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10386  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 

    Father John Hollis Thornton,   b. 21 Mar 1904, Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1983, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lena Elizabeth Harrison,   b. 9 Sep 1907, Jayton, Kent County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1993, Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1925  Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janice Lee Donald,   b. 28 May 1932, Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 2017, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1950  Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Bruce Thornton,   b. 1 Mar 1951, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 2014, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. P.D. Thornton
    +3. J.D. Thornton
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 
    Family ID F4602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jun 1930 - Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Apr 1950 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Feb 1998 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Feb 1998 - City of Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Birth Certificate for James Milton Thornton
    Birth Certificate for James Milton Thornton
    Name: James Milton Thornton
    Birth Date: 26 Jun 1930
    Birth Place: Ralls, Crosby, Texas, USA

    Headstones
    Headstone of James Milton 'Mickey' Thornton and Janice Lee Donald Thornton
    Headstone of James Milton "Mickey" Thornton and Janice Lee Donald Thornton
    City of Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Plot: Section 6
    Footstone of James Milton 'Mickey' Thornton
    Footstone of James Milton "Mickey" Thornton
    City of Lubbock Cemetery - Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Plot: Section 6

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Services for James Milton "Mickey" Thornton, 67, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sunset Church of Christ with Gary Walker and Lee Towns officiating.

      Burial will be in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under direction of Sanders Funeral Home.

      Thornton died Monday, Feb. 16, 1998, at his residence.

      He was born June 26, 1930, in Crosby County. He attended school in Owens, Idalou, Roosevelt and Lubbock. He moved to Lubbock in 1940. He was a U.S. veteran of World War II. He married Janice Lee Donald on April 7, 1950, in Lubbock. He was a charter member of Sunset Church of Christ.

      He worked in the construction business. He owned Mickey's Concrete, and he worked for the City of Lubbock. He retired from Bruce Thornton Air Conditioning Inc.

      Survivors include his wife; two sons, Bruce and Jimmy, both of Lubbock; a daughter, Patsy Williams of Lubbock; three brothers, Elvis of Lubbock, Glenn of Buena Vista, Colo., and Darwin of Denver; and seven grandchildren.