Laura Beatrice (McKee) Thornton

TUSCOLA: Laura Beatrice Thornton, 90, was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 30, 2023. A funeral service will be held Friday, October 6, 2023, in the sanctuary of the Jim Ned Valley Church of Christ at 10:00am, burial will follow in the Tuscola Cemetery, directed by Fry-Smith Funeral Home, Tuscola. A visitation will be held Thursday evening, October 5 from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

Laura was born at home in Nolan county on Christmas Eve, 1932. She and her twin brother made children numbers 5 and 6 in the family. She graduated from Nolan High School in 1950. While working in a pharmacy soda shop, she met her future husband, Bill Thornton. Bill and Laura were married on March 10, 1951 and she became an instant mother to a toddler, Billy Jr. A few years later, she and Bill welcomed Danny, who completed their family that she so dearly loved.

Loving, frugal, and with a great sense of humor, Laura was an amazing homemaker who also worked part time at Truett's Grocery Store, in Tuscola. She enjoyed cooking (then eating), and shopping- especially for purses. She and Bill loved ladies basketball and were huge supporters of the Jim Ned Lady Indians and ACU Lady Wildcats. They enjoyed traveling all over Texas and beyond to cheer these teams on to victory. She and Bill were dedicated members of the Tuscola Church of Christ and then at the Lawn Church of Christ, each volunteering at the church they loved.

She is survived by her son Danny and wife Rita; two granddaughters, Angela and husband Ismael, Amy and husband Philip: and two great grandchildren, Blayke and D.J.

Laura was preceded in death by her husband Bill in 2013, her son Billy Jr. in 2018, her parents and all of her siblings.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jim Ned Athletic Department, PO Box 9, Tuscola, TX 79562.