HOMERVILLE Rosemary Thornton, 66, Homerville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla., after a brief illness. She was born in St. George on Sept. 7, 1938, to the late Fred and Lettie Crews McClain and had lived in Clinch County for the past 30 years. Her brother, Freddie B. McClain, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Ernest Thornton of Homerville; three daughters and a son-in-law, Jean Griffis of Middleburg, Fla., Barbara and Kevin Turner of Homerville and Karen Leviton of Waycross; grandchildren, Jason and B.J. Gilbreth, Johnny and Melissa Gilbreth, Jeremy Gilbreth, Jennifer Stone, Tina N. Turner, Daniel Turner, Alyx Leviton, Aaron Leviton and four great, grandchildren Madison, Paxton, Michael, Elissa and Gilbreth
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at 2 p.m. in the Victory Methodist Church in Manor with burial following in Pine Forest Cemetery, in Homerville.
Music Funeral Services of Lakeland.