This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hodge, Weinberg, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8476 Message Board Post: Mary Lynn Thornton Feb. 21, 1951 – June 29, 2005 A memorial service was held on Saturday, July 2, at Calvary Bible Fellowship for Mary Lynn Thornton, 54, who passed away June 29 in a Bakersfield hospital. Mary was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Ross to Vern and Margaret Hodge. She married James Dale Thornton on Sept. 7, 1975, in Anaheim. They moved to Tehachapi 13 years ago to be near family. At the time of her death, Mary was employed as housekeeping supervisor at the Lodge at Woodward West. She was a dedicated employee and although she kept busy with her work, her greatest devotion was to her family. She was a source of incredible strength and unconditional love to her husband, daughter and grandchildren. In every circumstance, she put others’ needs above herself. Mary is survived by her husband, James D. Thornton; daughter, Jamie Weinberg and husband James, both of Tehachapi; grandchildren, Reyna, Reno, Julia and Cody; brothers, Vern Hodge and wife Donna of Eugene, Ore., and Steve Hodge and wife Sandi of Lakewood; nieces, Alycia, Christie and Joy; nephews, Vern, Stuart and Spencer; and great-niece, Alyssa. Pastor Carey Danielson officiated at the service. Wood Family Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 13 July 13-19, 2005