FRED WILLIAM THORNE

BENTON -- Fred William Thorne, 62, of Benton died Saturday, June 18, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 29, 1931, at Brookfield, the son of John L. "Jack" and Louise Carel Thorne. On July 12, 1958, he married Alice Schreckenberg at Leopold. She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his mother, a son, Kenneth Thorne of Benton, a daughter, Sherry Lappe of Biehle, a sister, Pamela Seiler of Benton; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, and three sisters.

Thorne was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, and he worked as a stitcher for Florsheim Shoe Company in Cape Girardeau.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Benton, where a Parish Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Denis Catholic Church, and burial will be in the church cemetery.