Edward M. Thornton

Published 10:32 am Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Funeral services for Edward M. Thornton of Brandon are 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the chapel of Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland.

Visitation is Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Thornton, 63, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at his residence.

He was a member of Pinelake Church, Brandon. He retired from Thornton Oil and Gas. He was an avid tennis player.

Preceding him in death were his daughter, Karis Thornton, and his parents, John and Virginia Thornton.

Survivors are his wife, Jo Ann Thornton of Brandon; daughters, Dienna Moak (Pete), Heather Smith (Jason), both of Brookhaven, and Jodi Boyd (Chris) of Madison; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, John Allen Thornton Jr. (Caron) of Virginia and James William Thornton (Carol) of New Orleans; and four nieces.

Memorials May be made to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital.