Carolyn Thornley

Carolyn F. Thornley Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Carolyn Foster Thornley, 80, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at her home in Brigham City, Utah. She was born a daughter of George and Ruth Helen Miller Foster on February 23, 1941 in Driggs, Idaho, and was raised in the shadow of the Tetons. She graduated from Teton High School. After graduation she went on to attend LDS Business College where she became a certified stenographer. She fell in love and married Ronald Morrell Thornley on November 19, 1965 in Driggs, Idaho. They were married 42 years before Ronald passed away in 2008. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served many years in the Brigham City 20th Ward. Carolyn worked at Thiokol, Box Elder Junior High School, and retired from Brigham City Community Hospital as a Dietary Administrative Assistant. Carolyn found joy in quilting, reading, gardening, and baking, a love which she passed down to her children and grandchildren. Carolyn was known through her neighborhood for her excellent pie and homemade tea rings, always delivered just in time for Christmas. She doted on her grandchildren, tolerated her cat, and loved her neighbors. When her grandchildren visited, you would likely find them bent over a game of Chinese Checkers, which she was a master of. She is survived by her four children: Shaun (Shellie) Thornley; Andrea (Blair) Christensen; Heather (Thomas) Shaw; Brooke (Dan) Cressall; 11 grandchildren, and one great grandchild, with more on the way. Also surviving are two brothers and one sister. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, granddaughter Aspen Cressall, five brothers, and one sister. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Brigham City 20th Ward Chapel, 650 Anderson Drive. The viewing will be held on Saturday at the church from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Click this link to view additional details about Carolyn's Services, including any available live streams: https://my.gather.app/remember/carolyn-thornley Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. Send condolences to www.gfc-utah.com. Entrusted to Gillies Funeral Chapel, Brigham City.