MRS. GLORIA POWELL THORNTON - Age 71, of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away surrounded by family Sunday, June 2, 2024. She was born November 7, 1952 to her late parents, father, Roosevelt Powell, Sr. and mother, Annie Mae Whitehead. She was a member of Mt. Peria Baptist Church, Ringgold, Georgia. She was once employed by the Catoosa County School System as Cafeteria Attendant. She retired as a Demo Worker from CDS. She was an avid interior decorator. She was preceded in death by her sister, Lillie Mae Powell Wood, brother, Roosevelt Powell, Jr, sister-in-law, Lucille “Bunch” Cannon, and brother-in-law, Joseph Thornton.

She is survived by her loving husband, Willie Thornton, Jr; daughter, Janara (Garrious) Austin; sons, Willie Thornton, III, Jonathan Thornton; five grandchildren; sisters, Carolyn Smith and Kathleen Rizer; sisters-in-law, Rosalie Ransom, Willie Mae (Jessie) Rutledge, Sarah Lue Bradley, Darlene (Alan) Hooks; brothers-in-law, Michael (Cynthia) Thornton and Jessie (Joy) Thornton; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral Service will be Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:00 P. M. at Mt. Peria Baptist Church, 341 Sparks St, Ringgold, Georgia, 30736, with Pastor Edward Ellis, Eulogist. The family will receive extended family and friends on Sunday from 2:00 P. M. until the funeral hour. Interment will be Monday, June 17, 2024 at 12:30 P. M. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.