Velma May (Bruley) Thornton (1924 - 2012)

Born 13 Oct 1924 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Sheldon Ray Thornton — married 30 Aug 1952 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Died 7 Dec 2012 at age 88 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Velma May (Bruley) Thornton was born on 13 Oct 1924 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States, daughter of Henry Joseph Bruley (1889 - 1937) and Winnifred E. (Church) Bruley (1891 - 1987).

Her siblings were:

1. Carlton Henry Bruley (1916 - 1993)
2. Wanieta Evelyn (Bruley) Newcity (1918 - 2012)

Velma died on 7 Dec 2012 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont aged 88.

BRANDON - Velma B. Thornton, age 88, died Friday, December 7, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She lived a life of strong faith that never wavered.

Mrs. Thornton was born on October 13, 1924, in St. Albans, the daughter of Henry and Winnifred (Church) Bruley. She grew up in St. Albans, where she graduated from St. Albans High School, Class of 1941.

She married S. Ray Thornton in St. Mary's Church in St. Albans on August 30, 1952.

She had worked for the Franklin Trust Company in St. Albans for a few years. She and her husband moved to Underhill to try their hand at farming before they moved to Brandon in 1969. She worked at the First Brandon National Bank for over 25 years, retiring in 1994.

Velma was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Brandon and served as treasurer of St. Mary's Cemetery in Brandon for many years. She was a member of Court Our Lady of Good Help, Catholic Daughters of America in Brandon, and volunteered at the Brandon Thrift Shop in Brandon.

Her hobbies included reading, sewing, scrapbooking, baking and spending time with family and friends.

Velma is survived by her children, Mark R. Thornton and his wife, Robbin of Omaha, NE, Shane A. Thornton and his wife Lisa of Middletown Springs, VT, Lance P. Thornton and his wife Charlotte of Simpsonville, SC, Mary Beth Chartrand and her husband Dan of Rutland, VT, and Todd A. Thornton and his wife Tina of Forest Dale, VT; a sister Wanieta Newcity of Burlington, VT; 12 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and other family and friends.

Velma was preceded in death by her husband S. Ray in 1997, a brother Carlton Bruley, and a lifelong friend of 81 years, Gladys Barrett.

A Mass of Christian Burial "In Celebration of Her Life" will be celebrated Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church in Brandon. Reverend Albert "Skip" Baltz, former St. Mary's pastor, will be the celebrant. A graveside committal and burial service will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Brandon.

Sources

• *"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF5C-V4T : 6 December 2014), Velma May Bruely, Birth, 13 Oct 1924, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFRK-H1V : 6 December 2014), Sheldon Ray Thornton and Velma May Bruley, Marriage, 30 Aug 1952, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMZ7-1QQ : accessed 15 February 2023), Velma Bruley in household of Henry Bruley, Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 7A, line 35, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2428; FHL microfilm 2,342,162.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5L-63RK : accessed 15 February 2023), Velma May Thornton, Middlebury, Vermont, United States, 15 Dec 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101878489/velma-may-thornton: accessed 15 February 2023), memorial page for Velma May Thornton (13 Oct 1924–7 Dec 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101878489, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Carol Bestick (contributor 46991759).