St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

[No Photo]Dorothy Beers Runyan Thornton

Dorothy Beers Runyan Thornton
(September 21, 1900 -- September 8, 1993)

Section: 53
Space: 10
Lot: 2
Maiden Name: Runyan
Parents: Albert & Ruth Runyan
Spouse: Haywood Ruffin Thornton
Occupation: Education

Dorothy Beers Runyan was born September 21, 1900, second daughter of Albert and Ruth Runyan.  She married December 23, 1925 to Haywood Ruffin Thornton.  They were the parents of two children: Haywood Ruffin Thornton Jr. and Ruth Runyan Thornton.  Dorothy Runyan Thornton died September 8, 1993, buried in Runyan family plot next to her husband.