ElGene Thornhill

Published 10:16 am Thursday, June 9, 2016

Funeral services for ElGene Thornhill of Wesson are Friday, June 10, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Strong Hope Baptist Church in Wesson, with burial in the church cemetery. Riverwood Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of services at Strong Hope Baptist Church.

Mr. Thornhill, 85, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at his residence. He was born June 6, 1931, in Lawrence County.

He was a dairy farmer for many years and retired from Copiah County as a road grader operator. Mr. Thornhill was a member of Strong Hope Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Pink James Thornhill and Dottie M. Fuller Thornhill; brothers, James Thornhill, Quentin Lee Thornhill and Cary Thornhill; and sisters, Bonnie Thornhill Wilkinson and Lela Faye Thornhill Hamilton.

Survivors are his wife, Marjorie Nell Thornhill; daughter, Margo Elaine Thornhill Beall and husband, Ricky; sister, Barbara Joan Thornhill Erwin; three grandchildren, Amanda Beall Everett and husband, Michael, Jennifer Beall and Benjamin Richard Beall; three great-grandchildren, Richard Wyatt Everett, Millicent Grace Fortenberry and Alayna Farrar Everett; and a host of nieces, nephews and other loving family members and friends.

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