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Obituary for William Preston Thornburgh William Preston Thornburgh
Was Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church Member

William Preston Thornburgh, 64, of Vesuvius, died Thursday, November 1, 2007.

He was born August 18, 1943 in Monroe, Louisiana, a son of the late Preston Earl and Frances Eleanor Langley Thornburgh.

He was a member of the Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church and a past member of the Franklin Presbyterian Church, Franklin, Virginia.

He is survived by his wife, Lucy A. Thornburgh; two children: Robert P. Thornburgh, Hampton, VA, and Laurie A. Bland, Williamsburg, VA; a sister, Yvonne Treska, of Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2007 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel with Rev. Tori Randall officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Virginia.