Peggy Loryce Thornton

Peggy Loryce Thornton was born November 18, 1937, at New Edinburg, Arkansas and passed away from this life January 17, 2024, in Greenbrier, Arkansas. Peggy married the love of her life Kenneth Thornton in May1958 and spent 58 wonderful years together.

Peggy worked in public service in the North Little Rock Urban Renewal Agency and following worked a number of years at the North Little Rock Housing Authority where she retired about 18 years ago. Peggy was a member of Faith Baptist Church North Little Rock; she attended the senior women’s class and loved all the outings with her Sunday School class and the senior group at the church. Peggy drew so much encouragement from her church family. Peggy had a great love for reading. She regularly had a number of books from the library she would devour in short order. Peggy loved her friends and family, she always looked forward to seeing them.

Peggy is preceded in death by her parents Willie F. Tipton and Eloise H. (Ballard) Tipton, and her husband Kenneth Thornton. She is survived by her brother Greg Tipton and wife Becky of Dubach, Louisiana, her sister Allie Willierene Garrett and husband Johnny of Greenbrier, Arkansas. Her nieces Gretchen Morgan of Greenbrier, Arkansas, and Priscilla Southall and husband Pete of Greenbrier, Arkansas, and nephews Johnny A. Garrett of Dallas, Texas and Jason Tipton and wife Cori of Bossier City, Louisiana, also great nieces and nephews Madelynne Southall, Morgan Southall, Mia Beth Southall, Mickey Southall, Magnolia Southall, Allie Morgan, Colton Morgan and wife Emily, Garrett Morgan, Bailey Morgan. Also, great-great nieces and nephews Brady Morgan, Pippa Morgan, Danica Tipton, Lukas Tipton and Kari Jo Tipton.

A visitation will be Monday afternoon from 1PM until 2PM at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. A funeral service will follow at 2PM at the Benton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .