Mary Jane Thornton's obituary , Passed away on October 3, 2024 in Altus, Arkansas

Mary Jane Thornton

November 10, 1931 - October 3, 2024 (92 years old)

Altus, Arkansas

Mary Jane Thornton's obituary , Passed away on October 3, 2024 in Altus, Arkansas

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Shaffer Funeral Home

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Mary Jane Thornton

November 10, 1931 - October 3, 2024 (92 years old)

Altus, Arkansas

Mary Jane Thornton Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Jane Thornton of Altus, Arkansas, born in Paris, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 92, on October 3, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Mary Jane farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Mary Jane is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Edward Aloysius Leding and Josephine Keller Leding; her husband Leonard Allen Thornton; her son John Davies; and her siblings, Jack Leding, Edward Leding II and Patricia Leding Browning.

She is survived by: her children, Mary Clark (Caleb) of Fayetteville, Catherine Farris of South Carolina, Mark Davies of Fort Smith and Stephen Davies of Florida; and her sister Diana Tullis (Eddie) of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is also survived by seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Shaffer Funeral Home



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2315 W Commercial St, Ozark, AR 72949

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Oct 10

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St. Mary's Catholic Church
5118 St Marys Ln, Altus, AR 72821

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