NameMack O'Neil Thurston
Birth25 Jun 1914
Death16 Aug 1991
BurialFour Mile Creek Baptist Church; Varina, Henrico Co.,VA
Obituary
Mack O'Neil Thurston, of Varina, died Friday, August 16, 1991. He is survived by his wife, Odell Meade Thurston; stepson E.B. Marks, of Richmond; three sons, Dewey T. Thurston, of Statesville, NC, William Thurston, of Aylett, VA, and Thomas Thurston of Sandston; one sister, Iva Marino, of Richmond; eight grandchildren. Mr. Thurston was a member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church and a member of the Thomas N. Davis Masonic Lodge No. 351 AF&AM. Remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday and where a Masonic service will be held 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Interment Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Spouses
BurialFour Mile Creek Baptist Church; Varina, Henrico Co.,VA
Birth22 Apr 1907
Death21 Nov 2009, Henrico Co., VA
BurialOakwood Cemetery, 3101 Nine Mile Rd. Richmond, VA, USA 23223
Misc. Notes
Mistakenly had mother as Pearl Gilliam from verbal information until 2011. Odell’s death certificate me be incorrect.
Obituary
THURSTON, Odell Parron, 102, of Henrico County, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack O. Thurston; son, Edgar Burrow Marks; parents, Edgar Burrow Parron and Pearl Lee Parron. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Gwendolyn M. Marks; grandchildren, Kimberly Marks Campbell, Karen Marks Harrington; great-grandchildren, Travis Walker Harrington, Ian Spencer Campbell, Caroline Odell Campbell and Christian Graydon Campbell; and her special friend and caregiver, Elva Carroll. Odell was a member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. She was a deeply devoted daughter, mother and grandmother. Family will receive friends at 1 p.m. November 24, 2009 at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va., where services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on November 24, 2009