Edward Thornton

Edward L. Thornton, 89 of Independence, MO passed away, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Manor Care of Overland Park. Services will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, September 9, 2011 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 A.M., until service time Friday at the chapel. Donations may be made in his name to the organization of the donor’s choice. Edward was born Sept. 25, 1921 in Kansas City, MO to Silas and Elva (Graves) Thornton and has been a lifelong area resident. He worked for over 30 years as a manager for Lake City Ammunition Plant until his retirement. He enjoyed fly-fishing, coaching boys’ baseball. He was an avid hunter and musician and enjoyed a good joke. He was a member of the Rockwood Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge # 614 and the DAV. In his early life, he worked for the Civil Conservation Corp. He proudly served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. He was married to Jeanne (Smallwood) on June 3, 1947; She preceded him in death on March 1, 2007. Survivors include: a daughter, Janice McIntyre and husband James Guglielmino of Kansas City, KS; a son, Dennis D. Thornton of Overland Park, KS; a sister, Elizabeth Good of Tucson, AZ and a granddaughter, Amy Thornton of Lawrence, KS.