Paris, Texas
Caroleen Turner Thornton
1931 — 2024
Caroleen Turner Thornton, surrounded by her family, joyously entered her heavenly home on April 16, 2024. Caroleen was born in Young County, Texas on July 24, 1931 to Mary Alice Jeffers Turner and Richard Carvel Turner. She graduated from Graham High School in Graham, Texas, and Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Caroleen married the love of her life, Homer Lee Thornton Jr., on June 2, 1952 in Graham. They were married for 70 years before Homer's heavenly homegoing in 2022. Following Homer's military service, Caroleen and Homer moved to a farm on the banks of the Red River and then settled in Paris, Texas in 1961. In addition to her parents and husband, Caroleen was preceded in...