Ralph Theodore Thornton ^{1 2}

   Cause of his death was Cancer.

  General Notes:

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Ralph was 59 when he died of cancer at Grand Ledge, Michigan. Memorial ser vices were held Saturday November 27, 1965. 1:00 PM at Wilson Memorial Chapel, Midland, Michigan. Clergyman was Rev. Dean Bailey, Pastor of the First Methodist Church in Sanford, Michigan. Place of interment: Sanford, Cemetery, Sanford, Michigan. Pallbearers were: Robert Babcock, Robert Davidson, Raymond Smith, Richard Smith, Richard Thomas and Robert Westendorf.

When Ralph married Alma she had 3 children from a previous marriage they were Donald, Shirley and Ira.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Ralph Thornton
Given Name: Ralph
Surname: Thornton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Nov 1965
Event Place: Michigan
Event Place (Original): Michigan
Age: 59
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1906

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPTV-6JQ : 4 December 2020), Ralph Thornton, Nov 1965; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate death information of November 1965 and Michigan. ²

Ralph married Alma private. (Alma was born about 1908 and died on an unknown date.)