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1936
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2025
Nova Thornton Obituary
January 4, 1936 - January 28, 2025
Nova "Lee" Stanford Thornton passed away peacefully at home with her family in Atascadero, Calif.
While in Green Valley, Lee resided with daughter and son-in-law, Sue Taylor-Lane and Rich Walton. She attended Evangelical Free Church and was a member of VFW and American Legion. Previously, Lee was a resident of Willits, Calif. from 1964 to 1978, and Orofino, Idaho from 1978 to 2015.
Memorial Services, March 14, 2025, 11 a.m. Pine Hills Chapel, 939 Michigan Ave., Orofino, Idaho, followed by interment at Orofino Riverside Cemetery and Celebration of Life Gathering, 1 p.m., Lodge on the Rivers Edge, 615 Main St., Orofino, Idaho.
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Sue Taylor-Lane
February 27, 2025
COTTAGE GROVE UNION HIGH SCHOOL 1954 OREGON
NOVA LEE STANFORD, CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT
High School Yearbook Photo 1954
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