Rachael Othella Thornton - Lake City

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Rachael Othella Thornton, 88, of Lake City died Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at St. Bernards Medical center in Jonesboro. Born in Lake City, she was a homemaker and attended Bono Church of Christ.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Reynolds Bratten of Jonesboro; a son, Lloyd W. Thornton of Jonesboro; four grandchildren, Mark Reynolds, Derek Reynolds, Lee Bratten and Lisa Johnson and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Thornton; a son, Sonny Thornton, her parents, Theodore and Bertha Hinton Dacus; and a grandchild.

A private graveside service was held Saturday in Trinity Cemetery at Bono with George Hulett officiating. Langford-Bookout Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

The family requests anyone wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider the Bono church of Christ Building Fund, P.O. Box 129, Bono, AR, 72416.