Barbara Thorne

Barbara E. Thorne, age 84, of Warsaw, Missouri passed away Wednesday morning, January 1, 2020 at the Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri. She was born on July 14, 1935 in Fall Leaf, Kansas the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Clemmons) Bryant. On October 15, 1952 she was united in marriage to Junior L. Thorne in Harrison, Arkansas. They made their home in Reno, Kansas and later rural Tonganoxie, Kansas. Barbara worked in the Cold Storage Caves preparing sea rations during the Korean War and then 1958 her and Junior began building Thorne’s Tree Service where she worked as the secretary. In 1991 they retired and moved to Warsaw. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Junior on March 23, 2018, three sisters and one brother. She is survived by three children; Leland “Fred” Thorne and his wife Erma, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, Cheryl “Cherie” Sherman,
of Warsaw and James M. Thorne and his wife Dee, of Tonganoxie, five grandchildren; Angie Rawalt, and her husband Chad, of Olathe, Kansas, Melissa “Mo” Lewellen,
and her husband Robbie, of Tonganoxie, Erin Whittington, and her husband Austin, of Springfield, Missouri, Jay Thorne, and his wife Megan, of Tonganoxie and Heather Lewandowski, and her husband Tony, of Tonganoxie, fifteen greatgrandchildren; two brothers and two sisters.
A Celebration of Life for Barbara E. Thorne was held at 2:00 P.M.Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, Missouri. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service from 1:00 until
2:00 P.M. Graveside Services and Interment followed at the National Cemetery in Warsaw. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Cemetery c/o the Reser Funeral Home 101 W. Main Street Warsaw, Missouri.