SUE REA THORNTON (1921 2010) Sue Rea Thornton, age 88, of Marietta, Georgia, former long-time resident of Irving, Texas, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Marietta. Born October 18, 1921 in Rea Valley, Arkansas, she was the daughter of John Franklin and Maggie Jane Young Rea. A member of the Irving Piano Teachers Association, she was a long-time music teacher and church organist. She lived in Irving from 1964 until 2005. She was a member of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas. Preceded in death by a daughter, Leah Vance, she is survived by a son James Thornton and wife Cheryl of Marietta; two daughters, Jan Torell of Seattle, Washington and Dr. Andrea Thornton of Cheyenne, Wyoming; five grandchildren, Christie Biggers, Rob Duckworth, Tiffany Morgan, Jennifer Coetzer, and Amy Smith; and four great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas, Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving.