(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)Mrs. Marilyn Sue Thornberry, 80, of Webb City, Missouri, departed this life on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, after a brief illness.
Marilyn entered this life on November 17, 1942, in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Lawrence and Goldie (Austin) Gore. She was raised in Locust Grove and was a 1960 graduate of Locust Grove High School. She received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and later her master’s degree in education from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Her entire teaching career was with Joplin R-8 where she taught high school English and served as the first girls high school basketball coach. She was a longtime member of Central United Methodist Church in Webb City. She enjoyed her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, playing Bunco, singing in the church choir and visiting with her friends.
On August 20, 1965, in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, she was united in marriage to Charles A. “Chuck” Thornberry and to this union two sons were born, Ryan and Kyle.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of forty-seven years, Chuck Thornberry on December 14, 2012; one son, Kyle Thornberry on February 9, 2022; and two siblings, Jim Gore and Rena Jones.
Marilyn is survived by her son, Ryan Thornberry and wife, Denise, of Danville, Virginia; five grandchildren, Callyn, Justin, Malachi, Amber and Mathew; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Norma Bendure and husband, James, of Chouteau, Oklahoma; her best friend, Donna Krudwig of Webb City; as well as a host of other family and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Webb City with Pastor Chris Jackson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City, Missouri.
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