Raymond LyVernon THORNE Jr.

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Raymond LyVernon Thorne Jr.
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Kacie's Photography, 2016
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Kacie's Photography, 2016
 
Known As:  Ray
Birth:  15 July 1946 in Washington, D.C.
Death:  21 June 1988
Burial:  Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland, Garden of Reformation
Footstone Text:  Raymond L. Thorne, Jr. / 1946-1988
Headstone Text:  THORNE

Parents:  Raymond LyVernon THORNE (b. ROBEY) and Ruby Mae THORNE (m. BELCHER, h2. HELMS)
Parents' Children: 
[His mother also had 2 children during her second marriage: Michael Kevin, Joe Clayton Jr.]
 
Spouse:  Carolyn Shelly
Marriage:  1965
Children: 
  • Raymond LyVernon THORNE III
  • Lisa Ann BOENKER (m. THORNE)
 
Employment:  Raymond was a Carpenter with the U.S. General Services Administration.
 
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  Raymond shares a headstone with his parents in the Garden of Reformation. Also buried in this cemetery are: his parents -- Raymond and Ruby; his sister, her husband and their son – Patricia and Denzil, Kirk.
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Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#154625980), FamilySearch website (#L2MP-447), and family records.
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Documents Include: unknown newspaper -- obituary.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
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