Connie Lee Thornton

July 23, 1941 - January 17, 2017

Connie Lee Chambers was born On July 23, 1941 in Salem Oregon to Robert and Laverne Chambers. She was their only child.  She attended South Salem High School. She married Edgar Hewitt Thornton, Jr on July 22, 1962 and they made their home in Newberg Oregon. She stayed home to raise their 4 children, later taking a job at Sartron in 1976. It was here that she made many dear friends that would become lifelong friendships. She loved music and they often went to concerts together. A highlight being a Bob Seger concert, as he was her all time favorite singer for many years. In 1994 she went to work for DCI where she retired in 2009.  Her family and friends were very important to her and she enjoyed spending time with them, as well as fishing, camping, watching movies and Nascar. She was a volunteer for Faith in Action before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2012. Connie was preceeded in death by her husband Edgar Hewitt Thornton Jr. Left to honor her memory are her four children, Todd Thornton, Troy Thornton, Travis Thornton and Tracie Thornton Feenstra, 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.   A memorial service will be held at Attrells Funeral Chapel on January 25, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the  Alzheimer’s Association.