The McDougald Funeral Home 2211 N. Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 864-224-4343OBITUARY MRS. ESTELLE THORNTON August 24, 1916 - May 11, 2006ANDERSON, SCMrs. Annie Estelle Thornton, age 89, of 316 Masters Drive, wife of the late Gaines Thornton, died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Iva.Born in Iva, SC on August 24, 1916, Mrs. Thornton was a daughter of the late William McKinley Byrum and Nora Elgin Byrum. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.Survivors include daughters Shirley Rice, Linda Thornton, Carolyn Loftis and Pauline Brown, all of Anderson; brothers Robert Byrum, Kent Byrum and Wilfred Byrum all of the Anderson area; sister, Helen McCrider of the Anderson area; six grandchildren, Darlene, McIlwain, David Whitfield, Julie Whitfield, Rita Yunker, Chad Brown and Jared Brown and nine great-grandchildren.In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by brothers Frank, Bill and Harold Byrum and a sister, Doris Lewis.The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 4:00 pm in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Iva City Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 2:30-4:00 pm.The family will be at the home of her daughter, Shirley Rice, 106 Brentwood Circle, Anderson, SC.Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church General Fund, 708 W. Whitner Street, Anderson, SC 29624.A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.THE MC DOUGALD FUNERAL HOME