Marjory Elaine Wood Thornton,
went to be with the Lord on Friday,
November 30, 2018. She
was born in Merced, CA and
moved to Stockton in 1942,
where she went to Jefferson
Grammar School. She graduated
from Stockton College in
1953. She earned her teaching
credential at San Jose State
College and her masters degree
at Fresno Pacific College.
She taught for 29 years for
Stockton Unified School district
and at Kennedy, EL Dorado, and
was a program specialist at Harrison
where she retired in 1991.
Marjory was married to her husband
of 31 years Thomas R.
Thornton. She is survived by
her sons Charles Carteret
(spouse Elizabeth), Anthony
Carteret (spouse Jessica) all of
Stockton, also her step children
Thomas Thornton (spouse
Jackie) of Jamestown, CA,
Bonnie Shoup (spouse Jerry) of
Green River, Wyoming and
Charlie Thornton (spouse
Tammie) of Diamondville, Wyoming,
and her sister LaRetta
Hudson of Stockton. Marjory
also is survived by 10 grand children
and 8 great-grand children,
also her companion Floyd
Krammer. Marjory was also a
Women of the Moose in Lodi
number 488. She enjoyed traveling,
reading, dancing and ballroom
dancing.
Her services will be held on
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
with the viewing from 10am to
12:30pm at Colonial Rose Chapel
located at 520 N. Sutter
Street Stockton, CA 95205, services
starting at 1:00 pm and then
graveside services to follow at
Stockton Rural Cemetery.