Austin Cody Thornton, 30, of Village Mills, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015.  He was born in Galveston on September 5, 1984, to Deborah Fairchild Thornton and Jimmy Thornton.

Survivors include his wife, Jessica Thornton of Oklahoma; parents, Debbie and Jimmy Thornton of Wildwood; grandmother, Pollye Bradsby and her husband, Bob, of Lumberton; siblings, Gayle Franks and her husband, Tim, of Beaumont; Glynda Anderson and her husband, Bruce, of Fannett; Gary Thornton and his wife, Gina, Geoffery Thornton and his wife, Amy, and Alexie Rutledge, all of Lumberton; and Meghan Been and Dylan Been, both of Oklahoma; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his birth mother, Janet Boland; brother, Andy Thornton; grandmother, Gayle Vance; and great-grandmother, Lillian Young.

A gathering of Austin’s family and friends will be 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2015, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee, with his graveside service to follow at Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee.