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Dreba Faye Thornton

Dreba Faye Thornton

Female 1922 - 2004  (81 years)

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  • Name Dreba Faye Thornton 
    Born 11 Mar 1922  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Jan 2004  Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried 24 Jan 2004  Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I9286  Family
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2018 

    Father George Ezra Thornton,   b. 7 Dec 1891, Wooster, Faulkner County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1969, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Edna McCuistion,   b. 2 Jul 1888, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1981, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1913  Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F3006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Franklyn John Dugas,   b. 16 Mar 1921, Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 2006, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1953  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Andrea Clair Dugas
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F3008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Mar 1922 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Jan 2004 - Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas.
      Date of birth is listed as 11 Sep 1914

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 28 December 2018; Dreba Faye Thornton Dugas.
      Published in the Cherokee Herald, Wednesday, January 21, 2004
      Graveside services for Faye Thornton Dugas of Coral Gables, Florida will be at 11:30 am, Saturday at the Old Palestine Cemetery with Father Mark Kusmirek officiating.
      Faye Thornton Dugas, passed away Jan. 18, 2004 in Florida. She was the daughter of George E. and Mary Edna McCuistion Thornton of Alto, Texas and had resided in Florida for over 40 years. She was a member and past president of Coco Plum Woman's Club and a member and past president of the Coral Gables Citizens Crimewatch Board. She was past president of Dade County Federation of Women's Club and a member of its Board of Trustees. She was a member of the University of Miami's Womens Guild. She was named Citizen of the Year in 1992 by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.
      Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Franklyn J. Dugas of Coral Gables; and a daughter and son-in-law, Andrea C. and William C. Wolek; and two grandsons, Steven and Christopher Wolek.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2018), memorial page for Dreba Faye Thornton Dugas (11 Mar 1922–18 Jan 2004), Find A Grave Memorial no. 108848249, citing Old Palestine Cemetery, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Peggy (contributor 47131916) .

    3. [S217] Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas.

    4. [S2927] Find a Grave, 28 December 2018; Franklyn J. Dugas.
      Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on August 19, 2006:
      Obituary: Franklyn J. Dugas
      ALTO - Graveside services for Franklyn J. Dugas, 85, Coral Gables, Fla., relative of Alto residents, are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at Old Palestine Cemetery, Alto, under direction of O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home, Alto.
      Mr. Dugas died Aug. 16, 2006, in Miami, Fla.
      He was born March 16, 1921, in Westville, Ill., to Frank E. and Jeanne Vassen Dugas. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois and served in the Army during World War II. He was an accountant in the oil business and a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. He had served as a board member of Coral Gables Crime Watch for more than 15 years and was a member of Coral Gables Lions Club.
      He was preceded in death by wife, Faye Thornton Dugas, and brother, Joseph.
      Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Andrea and Bill Wolek, grandsons Steven and Christopher Wolek, and sister and brother-in-law Marie and John Babich.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2018), memorial page for Franklyn J. Dugas (16 Mar 1921–16 Aug 2006), Find A Grave Memorial no. 108846819, citing Old Palestine Cemetery, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Peggy (contributor 47131916) .