"font-family:">Mrs. Rose M. Thornton, 85, born in Mobile County and a resident of Bay Minette, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at Oakwood Nursing Home in Bay Minette.
"font-family:">She was a homemaker.
"font-family:">She is survived by her children, Roger Wayne Thornton OF Kemah, Texas, James Harold (Ann) Thornton of Franklin, Va. and Martha Kay (George) Wood of Bay Minette; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
"font-family:">She was preceded in death by her husband, William James Thornton; parents, John Boykin McDowell and Martha Jane Corley McDowell; sisters, Vivian Karcher, Mary Jane Lambert and Ethel Louise Hobbs; brothers, Norvie “Bubba” McDowell and John Boykin “J.B.” McDowell Jr.; and granddaughter, Christina Jane Thornton Maddaloni.
"font-family:">The funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at 11 a.m., at the chapel of Norris Funeral Home, with Dr. Larry Patterson and Chaplain Cindy Still officiating. Interment will follow at Bay Minette Cemetery.
"font-family:">The family will receive friends Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, from 9:30 until the 11 a.m. service.
"font-family:">Pallbearers will be Shane Thornton, Stan Aaron, Cory Swigert, Jerry Donald, Wayne Wood and Ronnie Dovier.
"font-family:">Funeral arrangements by Norris Funeral Home, Bay Minette.
