Robert L. Thornton II

Robert Thornton II WALCOTT, Iowa #45;- Robert L. Thornton II, 27, Walcott, formerly of East Moline, Ill., died on Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Muscatine, due to a pedestrian/auto accident. Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary United Methodist Church, Walcott. The Rev. Esther Barton will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Kathy Luethye. Pallbearers are Joe Durham, Sandy Harper, Mike Chapman, Courtland Harper and Ben Harper. Burial will be at the Walcott Cemetery, Walcott. Visitations are 4-7 p.m. today at Bentley Funeral Home, Durant, and one hour prior to services Tuesday at the church. A memorial has been established. Mr. Thornton was born on July 27, 1975, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of Robert and Elaine Harper Thornton. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was employed at CRST Trucking, Cedar Rapids. He enjoyed playing paint ball, motorcycles and working on cars. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Elaine and Duane Arp of Walcott; his father, Robert Thornton of Palatka, Fla.; a son, Trenton Thornton of Cable, Ill.; a daughter, Mackenzie Thornton of East Moline, Ill.; two sisters, Cheryl Ricke and her husband, P...[more]

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of Milan, Ill. and Karen Gross of East Moline; a grandfather, Leon Harper of Jacksonville, Ill.; and special friend, Stacey Singleton of Wapello. He was preceded in death by two grandmothers, Ruby Harper and Cecilia Lewis.