Birth date: Feb 3, 1931 Death date: Mar 12, 2003
Mr. James Russell Thornberry, 72 of St. Paul, AR passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2003 in Fayetteville, AR. He was born February 3, 1931 in Lincoln, AR to Fred James and Frankie (Southerland) Thornberry. He was a Retired Navy Vet Read Obituary
I had not met James in person. I found his address on Ancestry.com. I am related to the Shipp's. We emailed each other info on the family. James and I had figured out that we were distantly related. James seemed to be a very nice person. I will miss emailing him. I am sorry for your loss. Donna Gentry
James was a very nice and kind man what short time I had known him. He was very helpful and I had no idea of the physical and medical problems he had for he never mentioned them. He was always glad to help. I am so sorry. We have lost a great friend. I wish I had known him longer.
Carol
Worked for Jim as a young sailor. Appreciate the effort he put into keeping me out of trouble and guiding (pushing)me in the right direction. One person really can make a difference. I know I join a lot of people who are saddened by his passing.
All of us at the Speech & Hearing Clinic will miss Mr. T. He always had a story for us - everything from fried squirrel in Madison County to strange brews in Japan. He entertained us, he charmed us, he inspired us.
Jimmy visited with us when he lived in California. We have always kept in touch. He put a lot of hours in researching the Thornberry genealogy and generously shared that information with us. We always looked forward to visiting with Jimmy while we were in Arkansas. We will miss him dearly.
Fair winds and following seas ...
I will miss Jimmie's vast knowledge of Family History and his eagerness to share it. He used to send me information quite often years ago and would write little stories about the people to make it more interesting instead of just names and dates.
I served with Jim in Iwakuni, Japan from 1963-1965. He was, as a Chief Radioman, someone to look up to and emulate. He could be obstinate and gruff, but had a heart of gold. 37 years after I left Iwakuni,I was able to locate Jim on the Internet. After making contact on EMail, Jim and Lucy invited me out to visit in May of 2001. It was a pleasure visiting Jim and Lucille even though Jim was suffering from his first stroke. I missed his big voice, which was subdued due to the stroke. His cantankerousness was still doing fine.
I will miss him.
we will miss you ...............love always &forever
I will miss seeing him when I am visiting Arkansas, also will miss his e-mails and phone calls, but know he has gone to a better place...
