THORNBURG, C.D. "Charlie": Died 1986

THORNBURG, WATTON, JONES, DELONG, CARR, PICKLE, FRY

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Date: 10/4/2022 at 07:01:15

27 Feb 1986 LR

C.D. "CHARLIE" THORNBURG

Mr. C.D. "Charlie" Thornburg, 94, of New Lond, formerly of Lowell, died at 9:230 a.m. Monday, February 17, 1986 at Burlington Medical Center.

He was born May 17, 1890 at Pilot Grove, to Abner and Altha Watton Thornburg. He married Annetta Mat Jones, February 14, 1912 at Fort Madison; she died September 3, 1980.

He was a retire farmer and a member of the Lowell Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons, Burton, New London, and Dayton, Columbus Junction; two daughters, Velva DeLong, Burlington and Marna Carr, Keosauqua; two sisters, Laura Pickle, Danville, and Mildred Fry, Weiser, Idaho; and seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services for Mr. Thornburg were held Thursday, February 20 at the Elliott Chapel, New London. Burial was in Burge Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the New London Care Center.

Source: "Scrapbook 1986 - 1988", Pg. 283,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA