| Father | Paul Cochran Rodgers (b. 20 February 1896, d. 25 June 1971) |
| Mother | Jane Raymond (b. 18 November 1894, d. 16 June 1985) |
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| Daughter | Marjorie Eastman Rodgers |
| Daughter | Wendy Joan Rodgers |
| Son | Timothy Paul Rodgers+ |
| Daughter | Rebecca Stacey Rodgers |
| Son | Edward Taylor Rodgers+ |
; ceremiony by Rev. William H. Hudnut, Jr. Reported in the 31 JUL 1945 issue of The Cincinnati Enquirer, page 9 (Newspapers.com).
Obituary -- Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Ohio; Tuesday, 25 MAY 1999, page 16 (Newspapers.com):
MARJORIE W. RODGERS
74, of Springfield died Sunday afternoon, May 23, 1999, in her residence. She was born January 7, 1925, in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Amthor S. and Marjorie (Eastman) Welter. Mrs. Rodgers received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Barnard College in 1946, and attended Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Her survivors include her husband of 53 years, Paul C. Rodgers; five children, Merry Rodgers Wood and her husband, John of Vancouver, British Columbia, Wendy Clark and her husband, Rowland of Shelter Island, New York, Timothy Paul Rodgers and his wife, Kate of Monroe, Connecticut, Rebecca Rodgers Aldinger and her husband, Rolf of Wendlingen, Germany, Ted Rodgers of Springfield, one sister, Isabelle Welter Gage of Taiwan; one brother, Rush Eastman welter of Bennington, Vermont; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer, Jessica, Kate, Peter, Hillary, Sarah, Beth, Ashley, Benjamin, Melissa, Morgan, and Joshua; three great-grandchildren, Emily, Kyle and Aaron; and step-mother, Erica Mather Welter of Damariscotta, Maine.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial gifts may be made to Planned Parenthood, 6 West Main Street, Springfield, Ohio 45502. The family is being served by LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME, SPRINGFIELD.
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| Father | Alva Arthur Thornton (b. about 1888, d. December 1981) |
| Mother | Elsie Vietta Cost (b. 19 April 1897, d. 25 September 1969) |
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| Daughter | Bessie Mae Penley+ (b. 19 June 1936, d. 10 October 2018) |
| Daughter | Pauline Penley |
| Daughter | Phyllis Penley |
| Son | Franklin D. Penley |
| Daughter | Joyce A. Penley (b. 5 February 1943, d. 27 September 1998) |
| Son | Jerry Lee Penley |
| Daughter | Karen Jane Penley |
| Son | James R. Penley, Sr.+ (b. 2 August 1952, d. 10 December 2022) |
; license issue reported in the 15 SEP 1935 edition of The Richmond Item, Section 2, page 8 (Newspapers.com). A set of infant twins were lost on 7 NOV 1944, and are buried at Honey Creek Cemetery, Christiansburg, Ohio.
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| Father | Alva Arthur Thornton (b. about 1888, d. December 1981) |
| Mother | Elsie Vietta Cost (b. 19 April 1897, d. 25 September 1969) |
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| Son | Harold Emerson Thornton+ (b. 1 April 1941, d. 19 June 2000) |
| Son | Gerald Dean Thornton+ (b. 3 October 1942, d. 14 August 2021) |
| Daughter | Rita Ann Thornton+ |
| Son | William R. Thornton |
Obituary – Sidney Daily News, Sidney, Ohio; 21 JUL 1994, page 2A (Newspapers.com):
Emory O. Thornton
DEGRAFF – Emory O. Thornton, 74, 501 N. Cretcher St., Lot 1, died today, July 21, 1994, at 3:52 a.m. in the emergency room at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.
He was born April 10, 1920, in Lawrence County, son of Alva and Elsie (Cost) Thornton.
On Dec. 24, 1940, he married the former Carolyn T. Easton. She survives with four children, Mrs. Charles (Rita) Helmandollar of DeGraff, Emerson of Sidney, Gerald “Jerry” of DeGraff, and William of Sidney; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Zella Penley of DeGraff.
Two brothers are deceased.
Mr. Thornton retired from the maintenance department of the Sidney Tanning Co.
Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Rexer-Riggin-Madden Funeral Home in DeGraff, with Dr. Ralph V. Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Point Cemetery, Pasco.
Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Riverside Emergency Medical Services of DeGraff.
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