Prentiss Dean "P.D." Thornton Obituary (1925

Prentiss Dean “P.D.” Thornton, 90, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville. He was born January 20, 1925, in Marietta to Noonan and Annie Belle Gilley Thornton. Mr. “P.D.” was a US Army veteran having served during WWII and received the Purple Heart. He was retired from Mississippi Polymers, Inc. and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar and piano, working puzzles, gardening and most of all, loved spending time with his family and friends. Funeral services with military honors will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 28, at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Pete McCoy and Bro. Mark McCoy officiating. Burial will be in Booneville Cemetery. He is survived by his daughter, Vicki Cole (Richard); a granddaughter, Alicia Green (Bo) of Tupelo, three grandsons, Jered Grisham of Florence, Ala., Chris Grisham (Andrea) of Chicago, Ill., and Nick Grisham of Booneville; seven great-grandchildren, Garrett Green, Camille Green, Angel Grisham, Damien Grisham, Courtney Grisham, Emma Grisham, and Kady Grisham; and son-in-law, Jeff Grisham. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Bertha Bennett Thornton, his second wife Nellie Murphy Thornton; a daughter, Marsha Grisham; brothers, Lester Thornton, N. A. Thornton, and Marlis “Cotton” Thornton; and sisters, Estelle Pharr, Mattie Franks, Ruby Pounds, and Alvia Hall. Pallbearers will be Dr. Bo Green, George Pharr, John Perry, Mike Lindley Paul Bennett, and Hollis Lindley. Condolences to the family may be made at boonevillefuneralhome.net