Patricia Faye Thornton Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Patricia (Pat) Gresham Thornton passed away peacefully on August 28, 2021 at the age of 81. She is preceded in death by her father Hoke Hamilton Gresham and mother Ora Wall Gresham as well as her daughter Karen Denise Thornton and several brothers and sisters: Bessie Stell, Paul Wesley Gresham, Sybil McDaniel, Jerome Gresham, Owen (Pancho) Gresham, and Linda Gresham Baumer. She is survived by her two sons: Gary Thornton of Gainesville, Ga and Dana Thornton of Winder, Ga. Brother Phillip Gresham of Clarkesville, Ga., and Sarah Gresham Peoples of Lawrenceville, Ga., along with several nieces and nephews. Pat instilled a love a travel from an early age in the boys making sure that the family had the resources to travel each summer. By the time the guys finished high school they had traveled to all 48 states in the continental U.S., 8 Canadian Provinces and Mexico. Pat was very artistic, creating art using crochet, macramé, and painting in both watercolor and oils. She loved to give these items to close friends and family and they will be cherished. Her faith in God never waivered and she was active for many years. Assisting at Bethlehem First Baptist Church with Awana’s, the Wednesday night suppers and assisting in planning senior adult trips. She obtained her strong work ethics early in life from working (along with her brothers and sisters) with their father share cropping. She took her first job at Rose’s 5 & 10. After she married, she worked for Sanders Furniture Company for several years before going to work with the department of housing and urban development which became the Winder Housing Authority. She joined the Housing Authority as a secretary and through years of hard work, training, and dedication she became Executive Director, the first female to hold the position in Winder until her retirement. Services will be held at Carter’s Funeral Home at 2:00pm on Tuesday September 7, 2021. Due to current COVID cases and the family’s desire to protect others during this time they ask that only family and close friends attend, using your best judgement. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations are made either to Bethlehem First Baptist Church or to Eagle Ranch. Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.

Patricia Faye Thornton

March 28, 1940 - August 28, 2021