Evelyn Thornton

Evelyn Patton Thornton, 84, of Woodlawn Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at the Hinkle Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Jersey Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Michael Collier. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Thornton was born March 14, 1925, in Roane County, Tenn., to Ed Patton and Sephie Kirby Patton. A housewife, she was a member of Jersey Baptist Church and was a member of the Green Circle Ladies Club at her church. Surviving are her husband, James Thornton of the home; two sons, Ricky Lynn Thornton and his wife, Judy of Summerville, S.C., and James Stephen Thornton of Linwood; a daughter, Janice Kaye Thornton of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; three grandchildren, Katie, Emma and Jacob Thornton; and a brother James Patton of Chattanooga, Tenn. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church and other times at the home. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hinkle Hospice House, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.