Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
Birth2 Jan 1927, Orofino, Clearwater Co., Idaho
Death9 Jul 2009, Ninilchick, Alaska
FatherLeon Anson Thornton (1899-1978)
MotherEthel Snyder (1908-1989)
Notes for Leo Arnold Thornton
Leo Thornton, 82, formerly of Orofino
Leo Thornton, formerly of Orofino, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Ninilchick, AK.
He was born Jan 2, 1927 in Orofino to Leon and Ethel Thornton. He attended Orofino schools.
Leo served on a destroyer in the U.S. Navy and his ship was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane.
Later, he worked as a fireman at the airfield at Fairbanks, AK. Leo was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He is survived by his two daughters, Gail of Ninilchick, AK and Corrine of Alt, CO; brother, Donald Thornton of Juliaetta; sisters, Leonetta Spencer of Kamiah, Irene Parson of Ohio, Lozetta Holloway of Kamiah; his grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is being cremated and his ashes will be spread on Cook Island. Family in North Central Idaho will have a potluck gathering to remember him.
http://www.windowontheclearwater.com/obits.html
Leo Thornton, formerly of Orofino, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Ninilchick, AK.
He was born Jan 2, 1927 in Orofino to Leon and Ethel Thornton. He attended Orofino schools.
Leo served on a destroyer in the U.S. Navy and his ship was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane.
Later, he worked as a fireman at the airfield at Fairbanks, AK. Leo was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He is survived by his two daughters, Gail of Ninilchick, AK and Corrine of Alt, CO; brother, Donald Thornton of Juliaetta; sisters, Leonetta Spencer of Kamiah, Irene Parson of Ohio, Lozetta Holloway of Kamiah; his grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is being cremated and his ashes will be spread on Cook Island. Family in North Central Idaho will have a potluck gathering to remember him.
http://www.windowontheclearwater.com/obits.html