Deceased Poet: Richard Lee Thornton 1956
Date Of Birth: January-9-1938
Date Deceased: May-8-1970
Age at Death: 32
Cause of Death:
Poet City: Montgomery
Poet State: AL
Poet Country: USA
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Richard Lee Thornton was born in Montgomery, Alabama on 9 January 1938 to Frank Lee Thornton and his wife, Mildridge Wade Thornton. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956. He died on 8 May 1970 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama. His marker can be viewed at "Find a Grave" with these facts. Also, US Social Security records show his parents and his birth date and date of death as well as place of death.

Information submitted by Elizabeth Vaughan Arnold.