Willie Grace Thornton Tolbert Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willie Grace Thornton Tolbert (Union Springs, Alabama), who passed away at the age of 88, on June 8, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Willie Grace Thornton Tolbert to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mose Thornton and Mattie Thornton; her husband Andrew Tolbert, Sr.; her sister Ollie Bell McCray; her daughter Dianne Franklin (Robert); and her daughters-in-law, Lora Thornton and Teresa Thornton.
She is survived by: her children, Willie J. Goodwin (Helen) of Columbus, GA, Curtis Thornton of Tuskegee, AL, Lysander Thornton of Montgomery, AL, Ruby Tuck (Kennon) of Montgomery, AL, Abbie Thornton of Charlotte, NC, Alice Williams (Henry) of Montgomery, AL and Loris Thornton of Montgomery, AL; and her sisters, Hattie Westmoreland (Earl) of Montgomery, AL, Eva Givens (William) of Union Springs, AL, Bonnie Maddox of Jamaica, NY and Mildred Bronson of Union Springs, AL. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
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