Mrs. Diana Lynne Walton Thornton's Obituary
Mrs. Diana Lynne Walton Thornton, 73, of Alexander City, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Russell Medical. She was born on June 14, 1948 in Lebanon, Indiana to Samuel Ervin Walton and Helen Maxine Lister Walton. Diana retired from Winn Dixie with 15 years of service. She was a Baptist by faith and she was an avid reader “bookworm”.
She is survived by her daughters, Joanna Thornton of Alexander City, Jennifer Lewis (Jerry) of Lineville and Julie Pike (Danny) of Alexander City; grandchildren, Kevin Lewis (Hannah), Kyle Lewis and Joshua Pike; great-grandchildren, Eli Lewis, Emberly Lewis and Maxwell Pike; and sisters, Lisa Joan Bailey of Lebanon, IN, Carol Ann Birge of Colfax, IN and Rose Marie Smith of Montgomery.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Elizabeth Anne Walton.
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