Mrs. Ollie Mae Thornton. October 23, 1923 - March 15, 2020. Mrs. Ollie Mae Thornton, age 96 of Carlinville, Ill. passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Mrs. Thornton was a native of Appleton , Ala. and had been a member of the Bay Minette community since 1989 before returning to Illinois. She enjoyed bluegrass music, was a great cook and loved her family. Mrs. Thornton was a member of Perdido Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husbands, Albert Grady Chance and James Thornton; son, Charles Albert Chance; parents, Lenora Blair and George Washington Hayes; brother, William Hayes, Ira Lee Hayes, Arthur Hayes; sister, Beatrice Unrue; grandchildren, Deborah Chance, Brenda Chance, and great-grandson, Charles Chance, III. She is survived by her daughters, Louise Chance Thompson of Bay Minette, Frances Chance Hudgins of Carlinville, IL; brother, Fletcher Hayes of Grand Bay, AL; step-sons, Jim Thornton of Knoxville, Tenn., Johnny Thornton of Brewton, Ala., Glen Thornton Of Lapine, Ala., Sid Thornton of Brewton, Ala.; step-daughter, Sabra Barnes of Tallahassee, Fla.; nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at Odd Fellow's Cemetery in Bayou LaBatre, Ala. Pallbearers were Chance Stewart, RJ Thompson, Kyle Thompson, Ray Coon, Brandon Wall, Kenny Parker. Please share your condolences with the family at www.craversfh.,com. Cravers Funeral Home Directing.
