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Francis M. Thornburgh and his wife Laura E.Snodgrass Thornburgh are buried in Grandview
Cemetery in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. I have attached a copy of their grave
marker for you. I also found the following obit information for you.
March 1953, FRANCIS MARION THORNBURGH while visiting at the home of his daughter, Oceanus
FURMAN of Ypsilanti, Mich. 80 year old FRANCIS MARION "FRANK" THORNBURGH died
Thursday afternoon. Surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. Lillian WOODS, Hammond, Ind.
and Mrs. Dora CONWAY, Indianapolis, Ind. Five sons, Lester and Arthur of Terre Haute,
Orville of Indianapolis, Ind. Alfred of Oakland, Calif., Earle of Norman, Ind., 29
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The body will arrive in Terre Haute Friday and
and will be taken to the Gillis Memory Chapel. Burial will be in Grandview cemetery.
Jan. 1933, LAURA ELLEN THORNBURGH, 55 years old died at the residence at 11 pm Saturday
night. She is survived by her husband, FRANK M THORNBURGH, five sons, Lester, Orville,
Earle, Alfred and Arthur THORNBURGH, and four daughters, Lillian, Dora, Oceanus and
Ariatta, three sisters, Mrs. ELIZABETH CREASEY, Mrs. ANNA VAUGHT and Mrs. CORA DELDINE,
three brothers, William, Charlie and Joseph SNODGRASS, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held at the residence at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, with continued services
at 2:30 at the Baptist church at 15th and Poplar St. Burial will be in Grandview
cemetery.
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