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ELLA THORNE Obituary
ELLA CLEE THORNE
Departed this life on Thursday, April 4, 2013. Wife of the late Thomas Thorne; beloved mother of Doris Gillard, Howard Whitehead, Jr., Ella Ruth Lambert, Carolyn Perkins, Marilyn Dolby, Sheila McCaskill, Timothy and Christopher Thorne. Also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eula Pullen and Bernice Stokes; two brothers, Vernon and Herbert Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Family will receive friends on Friday, April 12 from 10 a.m. until Homegoing Services at 11:30 a.m. at Ebenezer AME Church, 7707 Allentown Rd., Ft. Washington, MD. Interment to follow at Washington National Cemetery. Services provided by JOHN T. RHINES FUNERAL HOME.
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April 12, 2013
The Memories of Mom will live on forever! Thinking of You during the loss of Your Mother. Jacqueline Thorne Allen
Pastor Pauline Perry
April 11, 2013
we send our love to you all in a time of sorry but also to encourage you.Her life was rich and blessed by God whom she loved deeply.Her long life is speaking that love even now.Stay together as a family and her dream will come true.God's blessing be with you forever.
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