Maggie Viola (SHIPMAN) THORNE

​​Page last updated 8 June 2026.
Picture
Kacie's Photography, 2018.
 
Birth:  20 November 1922 in Washington, D.C.
Death:  17 February 2008 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial:  22 February 2008 at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden
Headstone Text:  MAGGIE V. / 1922-2008 // WINSTON R. / 1912-1987 // TOGETHER FOREVER / THORNE

Parents:  John Edward SHIPMAN and Mary Ellen SHIPMAN (m. CUSICK)
Parents' Children: 
  • Hattie May SHIPMAN
  • Maggie Viola THORNE (m. SHIPMAN)
[Her mother also had 5 children during her first marriage: Thomas Ellsworth, James Edward, Charles A., James A., Mary M.]

Spouse:  Winston Robert THORNE
Marriage:  7 August 1937 in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Children: 
  • Winifred Roberta OTTEN (m. THORNE)
  • Katherine Louise BOWMAN (m. THORNE, h1. BALES)
  • Winston Robert THORNE Jr.
  • Susan M. McKINTYRE (m. THORNE)
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Winston and Maggie share a headstone. Also buried in this cemetery are: their daughter-in-law -- Delores; his sister and brother-in-law -- Grace and John.
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Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#25915696), FamilySearch website (#LRH1-Q57), and family records.
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Documents Include: Washington Post -- obituary.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
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