Alumni

Alphabetical Alumni

Thorn, Tammy

Tammy Thorn

Class of 1980. Tammy Thorn.

Thorne, Carol

Carol Thorne

Brigham Young Academy Foundation Member.

Thorne, Clinton R.

Clinton Thorne

Class of 1919. Clinton R. Thorne. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1919. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 200.

Thorne, Wendell E.

Wendell Thorne

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Wendell E. Thorne. He received a BS Degree in Accounting & Business in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 464.

Thornley, Linda
1198 Lambert
El Monte, California 91732

Linda Barney

Class of 1963. Thespians, Band. Alternate address: Matthew Barney, 11567 Cherrylee Dr., El Monte, CA 91732-1012 - (626) 279-2152 @2005.

Thornton, Alexander

Alex Thornton

BY Academy High School Class of 1890. Alex. Thornton, Bookkeeping. Source: Utah Enquirer, May 23, 1890.

Thornton, James (1946)

Jim Thornton

Class of 1946. James Thornton. He graduated from BYH on May 23, 1946. Source: 1946 BYH Graduation Exercises Program.

Thornton, James Read (1930)

Read & Florence Thornton

Class of 1930. J. Read [or Reed] Thornton. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. He sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Reed Thornton served in the office of Debate Manager. He is shown as a cast member in the play, "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section. ~ ~ ~ ~ James Read Thornton was born on May 5, 1913 in Cedar City, Utah. His parents are James Whittaker Thornton and Nellie Schofield Thornton. He married Florence Victoria Andersen. J. Read Thornton was a veteran of World War II. He died on April 22, 1975 in Denver, Colorado. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.

Thornton, James Whitaker (1911)
Provo, Utah US

James & Nellie/Mary Thornton

Class of 1911. James W. Thornton, of New Castle, Utah. High School. He took his manners from the French,/ And almost seems half shy,/ He tried her heart from her to wrench/ By breathing tenor to the sky. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ James Whitaker Thornton was born on December 9, 1883 in Pinto, Utah. His parents were Amos Thornton and Mary Whitaker. He married twice: ~ ~ First, to Nellie Schofield [BYH Class of 1903] on September 13, 1911, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nellie Schofield was born on March 21, 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were John Charles Schofield and Maria Ellen Read. She died on September 14, 1943 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. ~ ~ Second, to Mary Gardner on December 26, 1944. Mary was born June 26, 1886 in Pine Valley, Utah. Her parents were Royal Joseph Gardner and Chloe Louisa Snow. She died on March 28, 1976. James W. Thornton died on February 5, 1960 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: James W. Thornton. Earned a High School Diploma. Students Record of Class Standings, B. Y. Academy, Book 2, p. 162.

Thornton, Nellie

Nellie Thornton

Nellie Thornton [married name], See Nellie Schofield [maiden name].

Thornton, Sadie
Provo, Utah US

Sadie and Hyde Willes

Classes of 1911 and 1912. Sadie Thornton, of American Fork, Utah. High School. Privileged to live amid the brightest effulgence a certain "Ray" is capable of bestowing, this little thorn has acquired all the modest sweetness of the rose itself. Sadie has not chosen a pedagogue's life for hers. BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. Sadie Thornton. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 429. ~ ~ ~ ~ Sadie Thornton was born on December 14, 1891 in American Fork, Utah. Her parents were Alexander Kennedy Thornton and Elizabeth Miller. She married Hyde Alvin Willes on June 17, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on April 16, 1937 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thornton, Sylvia

Sylvia Peterson

Class of 1915. Sylvia Thornton [Peterson]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 423.

Thorpe, Helen

Helen Thorpe

Class of 1945. [Helen Thorpe Christensen?]

Thurman, Archie M.
Provo, Utah US

Archie Thurman

Faculty & Staff. Archie M. Thurman, Training School, 1908-1910.

Thurman, Kathleen
Paramount, California US

Kathleen and Delloy Abplanalp

Class of 1957. Kathleen Thurman. Radio Speaking State, School Play, Childrens Theater, Pep Club, Notre Maison, Thespians, Wildcat Yearbook, Chorus, Model U.N., Exchange Assembly, Soph Ball Committee, Junior Prom Committee, Senior Hop Committe, Graduation Committee. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Max Evert Thurman and Elma Harding Thurman, married on November 27, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had three daughters: Leila Collen Thurman Anderson; Kathleen Thurman Abplanalp; and Linda Thurman Matson. ~ ~ ~ ~ Kathleen Thurman was born February 15, 1939 in Provo, Utah. She married ________ Abplanalp. She died on November 12, 1962, at the age of 23. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Kathleen Thurman Abplanalp. Joint funeral services were held Saturday at Compton, California, for Kathleen Thurman Abplanalp, 23, formerly of Provo, Utah, and her seven-week-old son, David, both victims of a November 12, 1962 traffic crash at Artesia, California. Mrs. Abplanalp's husband, Delloy Abplanalp, suffered head cuts, bruises and a broken right elbow, and her daughter, Denise, 2 1/2, a broken shoulder and bruises in the crash of their family car with a truck. The family was scheduled to start a few days later for a Thanksgiving visit to Provo. The family has resided at Paramount, California for the past two years. Mrs. Abplanalp was killed instantly in the crash. The baby died three days later. Mrs. Abplanalp was born February 15, 1939, in Provo, a daughter of Max Evert Thurman and Elma Harding Thurman. She attended Provo public schools, graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1957, and was a student for two years at Brigham Young University. She was married to Delloy Abplanalp on August 21, 1959, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She was a talented singer, played the piano, and engaged in sports as a hobby. She taught in MIA and Sunday School, where she served as chorister. She was a member of the Singing Mothers in Paramount, where she served as organist. Her baby, David, was born September 18, 1962. Surviving are her husband; daughter, Denise; her parents; two sisters, Mrs. Ray (Leila Thurman) Anderson of American Fork, and Linda Thurman of Provo, and a grandfather, Leo F. Thurman of Glenns Ferry, Idaho. [Provo Daily Herald, Thursday November 22, 1962.]

Thurman, Mae Bell [Mabel or MayBell]

Mae Thurman

BY Academy Collegiate Normal Class of 1895. May Bell [MayBel or Mable] Thurman. Received title of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B. Pd.) on May 23, 1895. At Commencement Exercises, "Mabel" Thurman delivered the Valedictory Address. Source 1: Salt Lake Tribune, May 24, 1895. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1895. Mae Bell Thurman appears in a photograph held by the BYU Archives purporting to be "the graduating Class of 1895" (UAP 2 Folder 038). ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 3: Collegiate Class of 1895: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 16.

Thurman, Neal C.

Neal Thurman

Class of 1919. Neal C. Thurman. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1919. Source: 1919 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 61-74.

Thurman, Samuel D. [1905]

Samuel Thurman

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1905. Samuel D. Thurman. He also received a Special Certificate in Shorthand and Typewriting. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 145. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1905. Samuel D. Thurman, a Commercial student. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1905 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music & Arts and Industries Graduates, Catalogues & Announcements, for 30th Academic Year, 1905-1906, p. 176.

Thurman, Samuel R. (Fac)
Salt Lake City, Utah US

Samuel and Isabella Thurman

Faculty & Staff. S. R. [Samuel] Thurman, Law Teacher at Brigham Young Academy, 1887, & 1892-1894. Samuel R. Thurman was born on May 6, 1850 in Larke County, Kentucky. His parents were William Thomas Thurman and Mary Margaret Brown Thurman. He was educated in the public schools of Kentucky, including the Locust Grove High School, and in Sonora Academy. He was twelve years of age when Civil War soldiers marched past his home. He came to Salt Lake City, Utah with his mother at age twenty. At a very young age he had decided to become a lawyer, and studied the subject at every opportunity. Arriving in Lehi, Utah, he met and married Isabella Karen. Samuel was a religious man, and he taught school for eight years, principally at Lehi. He studied at the University of Deseret [1875?] and briefly at Brigham Young Academy [1876?]. He passed the Utah Bar in 1878 as was admitted to the District Court of Utah. With this background, he went to the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated in 1880. Returning to Utah he formed a partnership with David Evans until 1886, when he joined with George Sutherland (as ardent a Republican as Thurman was a Democrat) and they later invited William H. King to partnership, making one of Utah's strongest law firms. He also taught law classes at BYA. The Sutherland King & Thurman law firm lasted until 1890 when a youthful dream was realized and Samuel R. Thurman served an LDS mission to England. Returning to Provo in 1892, Thurman resumed teaching classes at BYA part-time, and together with Sutherland again formed a law partnership until 1893, when the firm became Thurman and Wedgwood, representing major water companies in a wide variety of litigations. The firm moved to Salt Lake City in 1906. Samuel served as the chief assistant in the legal department of the D.R.G.R.R. Co. from 1893 to 1912. From 1893 to 1896 he served out a presidential appointment as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Territory of Utah and was a member of the Constitutional Convention for the new state. He was elected to the Utah Legislature for five consecutive terms between 1882 and 1890, and served as chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee from 1912 to 1916. In March of 1917, Samuel R. Thurman was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Utah by Governor Simon Bamberger. Politics, the law, and the church were the absorbing interests in his life. He had a great fund of stories which he used with expert ability in his speeches and won many arguments with apt illustrations. He loved and joke and told it well. He knew the power of laughter and its punitive values. He was an ardent champion of giving women the right to vote. His expertise in water rights made him one of the most influential people in determining the future of farming in the western United States. He was active to the final days of his ninety-one years. he died on July 12, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Source: Book, The Sons of Brigham by T. Earl Pardoe, pp. 219-221. ~ ~ ~ ~ ANOTHER BIOGRAPHY: Hon. Samuel R. Thurman, Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah and recognized as one of the ablest members who have sat upon the bench of that court of last resort in the state, makes his home in Salt Lake City, where he has resided since 1906. He is a native of Kentucky, his birth having occurred in Larue county, that state, on the 6th of May, 1850. His parents were William T. and Mary Margaret (Brown) Thurman. The father died during the infancy of his son. His ancestors in the paternal line were preachers, farmers and lawyers, while in the maternal line he is descended from John Yates, captain in the American Army of the Revolution. Judge Thurman came to Utah in 1870. In the meantime he had pursued his early education in the public schools of his native state, becoming a student in the high school of Locust Grove, Kentucky, and afterward in Sonora Academy. For a short time following the arrival of the family in the west he attended Deseret University, now the University of Utah, and for a brief period was a student in the Brigham Young Academy. He took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for eight years in the public schools of this state, principally at Lehi, and during that period he devoted his leisure hours to the study of law. For further preparation for the profession he entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and was graduated therefrom with the Class of 1880. With his return to Utah he entered upon active practice at the bar. He had previously been admitted to the bar before the Supreme Court of Utah in 1878 and later was admitted to the United States District Court of Utah. He commenced active practice in Provo in partnership with David Evans under the firm style of Thurman & Evans, which association was maintained until 1886, when Mr. Thurman became a partner of the Hon. George Sutherland under the firm name of Thurman & Sutherland. They were afterward joined by Hon. William H. King, the firm name of Thurman, Sutherland & King being then adopted. That relation was maintained until 1890. Judge Thurman as a missionary of the Mormon church then spent two years in England, and in 1892 returned to Provo, where the firm of Thurman & Sutherland was continued until 1893, when he entered into a partnership relation with General Edgar A. Wedgwood, the firm of Thurman & Wedgwood being thus formed. In 1897 Senator Joseph L. Rawlins and J. H. Hurd joined the firm under the style of Rawlins, Thurman, Kurd & Wedgwood, and offices were maintained in both Salt Lake City and Provo. In 1898 General Wedgwood withdrew to go to the Philippines, but upon his return in 1902 he again became associated with Mr. Thurman under the firm name of Thurman & Wedgwood. For a brief time he was in partnership with Jacob Evans and W. E. Rydalch previous to his removal to Salt Lake City in 1906. He was then joined by his former partner, General Wedgwood, and A. B. Irvine, at which time the name of Thurman, Wedgwood & Irvine was adopted. In their practice they specialized to some extent in water rights and irrigation law and they were regarded as high authority upon questions relating to that branch of jurisprudence. Judge Thurman also became chief assistant of the legal department of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, thus continuing from 1893 until 1912. Whatever else may be said of the legal fraternity, it cannot be denied that members of the bar have been more prominent actors in public affairs than any other class of the community. This is but the natural result of causes which are manifest and require no explanation. The ability and training which qualify one to practice law also qualifies him in many respects for duties which lie outside the strict path of his profession and which touch the general interests of society. It was but natural that Judge Thurman's fellow townsmen, recognizing his ability as a member of the bar, should call upon him to serve as one of the lawmakers of the state. He was elected to the Utah legislature for five consecutive terms, from 1882 until 1890, and in 1893 he received the presidential appointment to the office of assistant United States attorney for the territory of Utah, which position he filled until 1896. In the meantime, or in 1895, his fellow townsmen had made him a member of the constitutional convention, which framed the present organic law of the state, and in 1888 he had been the Democratic candidate for Congress from the Territory of Utah. He has always been a most prominent factor in shaping political activity in the state and has served as chairman of the Democratic state central committee, filling the office from 1912 until 1916. He has likewise filled local offices, having been Mayor of Lehi when less than twenty-eight years of age, County Recorder and County Attorney of Utah County and City Attorney of Lehi, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork and Payson. In March 1917, he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah by Governor Simon Bamberger and in November 1918, at the end of the term of office to which he had been appointed to fill out a vacancy, he was elected to the Supreme Court bench for a period of ten years. Judge Thurman is the first member of the dominant church of Utah to sit on the supreme bench since Utah became a state and was appointed by the first governor, not a Mormon, since statehood. On the 4th of May, 1872, Judge Thurman was married to Miss Isabel Karren and their children are Richard B., William T., Samuel D., Victor E., Allen G., Mrs. Mabel Davis, Mrs. Margaret Irvine and Mrs. Lydia Reed. The Judge is one of the most widely known men of Utah, possessing a keen sense of humor combined with his marked intellectual force. He has personal magnetism, displays a keen insight into human nature and the motives of human conduct and his analysis of men and situations constitutes one of the strong elements of his fitness for leadership. As a lawyer he is sound, clear-minded and well trained. The limitations which are imposed by the constitution on federal questions are well understood by him. With the long line of decisions, from Marshall down, by which the constitution has been expounded he is familiar, as are all thoroughly skilled lawyers. He is at home in all departments of the law, from the minutiae in practice to the greater topics wherein is involved the consideration of the ethics and the philosophy of jurisprudence and the higher concerns of public policy. Nor is he learned in the law alone, for he has studied long and carefully the subjects that are to the statesman and the man of affairs of the greatest import the questions of political economy and sociology and on all such has kept abreast with the best thinking men of the age. [Utah Since Statehood - Historical & Biographical. Illustrated. Volume II. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1919, Salt Lake-Chicago.]

Thurston, David LeRue
Herriman, Utah US

Dave + 3 Thurston

Class of 1965. David L. Thurston. Senior Class Social Chair. Football, Wrestling, Y Club, Chorus, Band, Seminary 4 years, Soph Class Secretary. BYU BS Child Development & Family Relations 1977. Dave taught Seminary for 23 years and then became an elementary school counselor in St. George. He married, and has five children. His parents: LeRue Elroy Thurston and Idell Warnock Thurston [BYH Registrar], married 1942 in Manti, Utah. Two sons, David L. Thurston [BYH Class of 1965], and Douglas Thurston [BYH Class of 1971] (dec.); and two daughters, Ann Marie Thurston Johnston (dec.) of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Kathryn Thurston Thornock [BYH Class of 1968] of Wenatchee, Washington. @2014 ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: David Thurston, December 13, 1946 ~ October 23, 2017. Dave Thurston died in his home in Herriman, Utah during the early morning of Monday, October 23, 2017, surrounded by his five children and his wife of just five months, Bette Amundsen Romano Thurston. Dave was a big man. He had a big personality, a big heart, and he made a big impact on a lot of people. He will be deeply missed. David LeRue Thurston was born on December 13, 1946 in Richfield, Utah to LeRue E. and Idell Warnock Thurston. He was the second of four siblings. After moving to Provo, Dave attended Grandview Elementary School. Dave then attended Brigham Young Junior and Senior High School, graduating in the Class of 1965. After high school, Dave served a successful mission in the Central British Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He married Colleen Danielson on June 6, 1969, served in the military in Germany, and later graduated from BYU. He also earned a Master's Degree in Counseling from the University of Phoenix. Dave and Colleen were the parents of five children. Dave served as an LDS Seminary teacher for 23 years, and inspired thousands of students to have faith and serve others. He always led by example. After leaving the teaching profession, Dave had a second career as a truck driver, retiring just a few months ago. Even in his new profession, "Trucker Dave" found a way to connect with others, extending a helping hand and using the counseling skills that were second-nature to him. It was Dave's privilege to be married to three wonderful women during his lifetime. Colleen Danielson Thurston-Tippetts, Pam Trude, and Bette Amundsen Romano Thurston. Dave and Bette were married on May 6, 2017 and they were able to enjoy a honeymoon in Kauai, Hawaii before Dave became ill. Dave is survived by his wife, Bette of Herriman; his sister, Kathy Thurston [BYH Class of 1968 (David) Thornock of Wenatchee, Washington; brother-in-law, Dee Johnston of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and sister-in-law, Nancy Flynn Thurston, of Kennewick, Washington; his five children and their spouses, Jill and Greg Hardman of Washington, Utah; Jeff and Veronica Thurston of Midvale, Utah; Ryan and Debbie Thurston of Farr West, Utah; Amy and Casey Twitty of Eagle Mountain, Utah; and Jon and Brittany Thurston of Syracuse, Utah; as well as two step children Kristina and Chad Romano Kirby; and Ryan and Heather Romano. Dave is also survived by 21 beloved grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Dave was preceded in death by his father and mother, his sister, Ann Marie Thurston Johnston, his brother, Douglas Warnock Thurston [BYH Class of 1971], and twin infant grandsons. A viewing was held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Copper Creek 2nd Ward Building (4080 West 12600 South) in Riverton, Utah. The funeral service was held at the same address on Friday, October 27, 2017. Graveside services/interment, Riverton City Cemetery. Online condolences www.premierfuneral.com [Deseret News, October 25, 2017]

Thurston, Dawn
12 West 900 South
Orem, Utah 84058-6861 US

Dawn [and Charles] Loper

Home: 801-669-0428

Class of 1966. Dawn Thurston (not LaDawn). Brigadier Newspaper News Editor & Co-Editor, Model U.N., Drama, Thespians, Girls State, Best Actress Drama Region, Seminary 4 years. Husband, Charles Loper, lived in Oregon many years, moved back so Charles could attend BYU (he graduated 1979, BA English). Charles Loper is now deceased. Four daughters, Three sons. Mother (7), Editor, Medicare Counselor, Grandmother (25), Great-Grandmother (1). @2016 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Charles Eugene Loper passed away June 2, 2008. He was born December 28, 1942 in North Wildwood, New Jersey to Clinton Albert and Dorothy Van Camp Loper. He grew up in beautiful Hood River, Oregon. He served in the Central States Mission. After his mission he returned to BYU where he met his sweetheart Dawn. They were married July 22, 1968 in the Logan temple. He earned a degree in English and worked as a technical writer for Billings Computer Corporation, Evans & Sutherland and Unisys. He faithfully served as a ward clerk, instructor, scoutmaster and Home Teacher. He was a kind and gentle man, truly a noble son of God. He is survived by his wife and his children, Andrea (Dave) Johnson, Laura (Jorge) Bonilla, David (Rebecca), Robert (Hillary), Julia Loper (Nick Wieczorek), Christopher, Stephen (Kimberly), Jocelyn Child, and Grandchildren, NaRhea, Sylvee, Talia, Justin, Patrick, Kathleen, Aaron, Stanley, Stefan, Stuart, Eliza, Christian, Alex, Liam, Ethan, Lauren, Ella and Hannah, sisters Phyllis, Marjorie and Janet and brothers John and Stephen. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 5, 2008 in the Lakeridge 6th Ward Chapel, 80 West 900 South, Orem, Utah. Interment, Orem City Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, June 2008] ~ ~ ~ ~ Example of interesting telegrams. Dawn Thurston Loper, 57, Editor for Phone Directories Company, Orem. Dawn Loper's parents decided early in their marriage that Dad would name all the girls and Mom would name all the boys. About a week before their second baby was born, her father had to travel to Utah for the funeral of his brother, leaving behind his wife and 22-month-old daughter in Pennsylvania. He was still away when his child was born, and the following telegram was Mom's way of letting him know there was another girl in the family. "YOU WILL NAME THIS ONE TOO STOP HURRY HOME. HELEN" @2011 / @2016 ~ ~ ~ ~ Dawn attended the 50th Anniversary Reunion of the BYH Class of 1966 on September 2, 2016. "They were wonderful years and I cherish them."

Thurston, Douglas Warnock

Doug Thurston

Class of 1971. Doug W. Thurston. ~ ~ ~ ~ His parents: LeRue Elroy Thurston and Idell Warnock Thurston [BYH Registrar], married 1942 in Manti, Utah. Two sons, David L. Thurston [BYH Class of 1965] of St. George, Utah; and Douglas Thurston [BYH Class of 1971] (dec. 1990); and two daughters, Ann Marie Thurston Johnston (dec.) of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and Kathryn Thurston Thornock [BYH Class of 1968] of Wenatchee, Washington. @2008 Douglas Warnock Thurston was born on July 21, 1953. He died on September 15, 1990. His interment, Riverview Heights Cemetery, Kennewick, Benton County, Washington @2014

Thurston, Idell Warnock
Orem, Utah

Idell and LeRue Thurston

Faculty & Staff 1950s through 1968, Registrar of Brigham Young High School. Idell Warnock married LeRue Elroy Thurston. Their children: Ann Marie Thurston, David LeRue Thurston [BYH Class of 1965], Kathryn Thurston [BYH Class of 1968], Douglas Warnock Thurston [BYH Class of 1971] ----- OBITUARY, HUSBAND: LeRue Elroy Thurston, 78, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and former long-time resident of Orem, Utah, died Wednesday, June 5, 1996 at the Silver Lake Care Center in Bartlesville following an extended illness. He was born January 24, 1918 in Annabella, Utah to Edwin Elroy and Martina (Sorenson) Thurston. He was raised and educated in Richfield and Cedar City, Utah and graduated from Richfield High School in 1936. He then attended and graduated from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah in 1938. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Brigham Young University in 1949. Mr. Thurston was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served a mission for the Church in Denmark from 1938 to 1939, when World War II necessitated his transfer to the Southern States Mission in Florida until his release in March of 1941. He enlisted in the United States Army in June 1941. Mr. Thurston married Idell Warnock in the Manti Temple on May 26, 1942. During World War II, he served 55 months in the U.S., Europe, and the Philippines. Mr. Thurston began work as an interviewer for the United States Employment Service in Manti, Utah in 1946. Later he transferred to the Job Service office in Provo, Utah, where he worked as Placement Interviewer, then Claims Supervisor, and finally Office Manager until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Thurston was an active in his Church and community. He held many Church positions, including branch president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, and High Councilor. He and his wife, Idell, served an additional mission for the LDS Church in South Carolina in 1981-1982. Mr. Thurston was an active member of Provo and Orem Chambers of Commerce, Rotary International, American Legion, Mountainlands Economic Development and Planning Council, Mountainlands Manpower Planning Council, Industrial Relations Research Association and Foster Grandparents Program of Utah County. He also served on the Advisory Committee for Utah Technical College, the Board of Directors of Utah Valley Industrial Development Association, and was past president of Help, Inc. and United Way of Utah County. Mr. Thurston was an avid racquetball player and sports fan. He enjoyed travel, plays, and musical productions. Survivors include one son, David L. Thurston of Riverton, Utah; two daughters, Ann Marie Johnston of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Kathryn Thornock of Wenatchee, Washington; four brothers, Morris A. Thurston of Ventura, California; Doyle Q. Thurston of Provo, Utah; Bruce Thurston of St. George, Utah; and Robert V. (Bob) Thurston, of Bountiful, Utah; 15 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Idell; one son, Douglas; his parents; five brothers; one granddaughter, and two great-grandsons. Interment, Orem, Utah Cemetery. [Published in the Deseret News, Saturday, June 8, 1996.]

Thurston, Kathryn
440 South Miller Street
Wenatchee, Washington 98801-2769 US

Kathy and David Thornock

Work: (509) 662-8161

Class of 1968. Kathryn Thurston. BYU BA English 1971. Married David R. Thornock, 1 son, 1 daughter. Kathryn's parents: LeRue Elroy Thurston and Idell Warnock Thurston [BYH Registrar], married 1942 in Manti, Utah. Two sons, David L. Thurston [BYH Class of 1965] of St. George, Utah; and Douglas Thurston [BYH Class of 1971] (dec.); and two daughters, Ann Marie Thurston Johnston (dec) of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and Kathryn Thurston Thornock [BYH Class of 1968] of Wenatchee, Washington.

Thurston, Michele
646 West 80 North
Orem, Utah 84057

Michele Eastman

Class of ??