Vivian Virginia Thorne, 92, of Days Run Road and formerly of Barrackville died Monday, January 26, 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown.
Vivian was born January 8, 1917, at Jakes Run, the daughter of the late Elias Tennant and Olea Pearl Park Tennant Lake.
She was a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church in Barrackville, and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and a friend to all.
Surviving are one son and his wife, James E. Thorne and his wife Karol of Days Run; grandson James E. Thorne II and his wife Jennifer of Days Run; grandson Ryan Thorne of Morgantown; step-granddaughter Whitney Moore of Days Run; brother Herbert Tennant of Fairview; sister Jeanette Ammons and her husband Joe of Rivesville; sister Jane Jones of Core; brother-in-law, Jack Feley of Daybrook; and several friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Thorne; her daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Franklin Sifers; grandson, Franklin Sifers, Jr; and two sisters, Velma Tennant and Lucille Feley.
Friends may call at the Owen-Neely Funeral Home in Blacksville from 2-4 & 7-9 PM Wednesday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11:00 AM Thursday with the Rev. David Cyphers officiating. Burial will follow in the McCurdysville Cemetery at McCurdysville.
You may send condolences to the family at www.tennantfuneralhome.com.