Eddie Eugene Thornton

Eddie Eugene Thornton July 15, 1950- March 11, 2005 CUSSETA, GA— Mr. Eddie Eugene Thornton, 54, of 347 Highway 137, Cusseta, Ga. passed on Friday, Mar. 11 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Montgomery, Ala. The funeral service will be conducted on Friday, March 18, at 1 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church, Cusseta, Ga. with the Rev. Willie E. Neal officiating. Interment will be held in Bethel A.M.E. Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Mar. 17 from 1 to 7 p.m. according to the Charles E. Huff's International Funeral Home. Mr. Thornton was born July 15, 1950, in Cusseta, Ga. He was the son of Catherine Banks Thornton and Joel Lee Thornton. Mr. Thornton was a faithful member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church where he was a dedicated member and served as a Deacon and Sexton of the Church for several years. Mr. Thornton served in the United States Army and also attended Columbus Technical Institute. Survivors include one daughter, LaToya Thornton of Danville, Va.; one son, Tavaris Thornton of Columbus, Ga.; three sisters, Tynie Williams, Joann White and Bernice Coachman of Columbus, Ga.; five brothers, Robert Lee Thornton, Ezeal Thornton (Freddie), Rayfield Thornton, all of Cusseta, Ga., James Thornton of Andrews, S.C. and Ronald Thornton of Cusseta, Ga.; four grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.