Glenda Drusilla Thornton

1935 - 2015  (80 years)

• Name	Glenda Drusilla Thornton
  Born	6 Jun 1935	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	29 Sep 2015  [2]
  Buried	3 Oct 2015	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I286209	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Walter Thornton,   b. 21 Jan 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Sep 1937  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Rosa Etta. Welch,   b. 23 Feb 1910, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jun 1995  (Age 85 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1934	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F161952	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Donna Thornton   2. Tammy Thornton   3. Dennis Thornton
  Family ID	F111687	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Knight
  Family ID	F161954	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jun 1935 - Tennessee Buried - 3 Oct 2015 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Drusilla Thornton Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Sex: Female Age: 4 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1936 Last Place of Residence: , , Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Rosa Thornton Head Female 30 North Carolina Drusilla Thornton Daughter Female 4 Tennessee Berlin Thornton Daughter Female 2 Tennessee Cora Hartsell Mother Female 55 Tennessee George Welch Brother Male 33 Tennessee James Welch Brother Male 26 Tennessee Ruble Hartsell Brother Male 13 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 29 Sep 2015. (June 6, 1935 - September 29, 2015) Glenda Knight, age 80, of Dandridge, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Rosa Thornton; daughter Tammy Thornton Fox; and sister Barbara Thornton. She is survived by her son Dennis (Wanda) Thornton of Newport; daughter Donna Banks of Dandridge; grandchildren Paige Banks, Bret Banks, Nikki Sherrod, and Ashley (Russell) Parker; great-grandchildren Dylan Sherrod, Bradley Sherrod, Caitlin Sherrod, Broelin Parker, and Blakely Parker; former son-in-law Bill Banks; several other family and friends. Funeral Services will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in the Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Carr and Rev. Jacob Moss officiating. Family and Friends will meet 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens for graveside service. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm on Thursday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the services. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 153065668). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Walter Thornton Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Apr 1934 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 31 Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Spouse's Name Rosa Welch Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Page 173 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61N9-KKJ?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21W%3A1589264474%2C1589372870 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1931-1935, vol 22-23 > image 504 of 701; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.