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Anne Sue Walton Thornton

By The Leader on August 12, 2019

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Anne Sue Walton Thornton

Date of Death – August 1, 2019

Mrs. Ann Sue Walton Thornton, 88, of Covington,

passed away on the morning of August 1,

2019. Mrs. Thornton was a sales clerk for Wakefield

Drugs and a member of the First Presbyterian

Church.

Mrs. Thornton is survived by her daughter, Pam

Wilson (Jeff) of Covington; her grandchildren,

Clint Daniel (Kelli), Jennifer Castelaw, and Corey

Wilson (Ashley); and by her great-grandchildren,

Harris Howard, Anna Clay Howard, Maggie

Castelaw, and Henry Owen Wilson.

Mrs. Thornton was preceded in death by her

parents, Deward T. and Vera Lee Walton; by her

daughter, Pat Gilbreath and her siblings, D T “Junior”

Walton and Mildred Walton.

A graveside service was held for Mrs. Thornton

on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11:30 a.m., at the R. H.

Munford Cemetery. A short visitation was held

from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the

graveside.

The family has requested memorials be made to

the First Presbyterian Church in Covington.

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