My sweet handsome angel daddy.....its been 4 long months without you!!! Everyday, I wake up wondering if it all was just a nightmare. I can't even get out in words how much I miss you, and miss seeing you. My heart mourns for you. Brody is now a baseball player for the Red Sox...I know you would be proud and sitting there beside me cheering him on. His first game is Sat and I will save you a seat for sure. I make sure to always speak your precious name to my babies ….and as well as they ask about their PAPA all the time. Today we get our bears back ...the bears that we get have your favorite clothes on them as well as 3 of your hats you wore often. I am really looking forward to the moment they arrive ….maybe that will make apart of me feel better..closer to being with you! I love you so so  much and should have told you more  than I did while you was still with me. you will always be the #1 guy in my life until my last breathe...I won't ever be able to explain to you just what an amazing father and papa you truly was. xoxoxoxoxoxo Your baby girl Amanda Brae <3 

Merry Christmas Daddy! Id give anything to see you once again sitting up on the couch, drinking coffee and waiting for the kids to wake up to open presents ...as you giggle with such joy for them. My babies miss their papa..the same as i miss my daddy. The emptiness i feel in my heart with you being gone will NEVER get better. I know the right thing to do in such a sad situation as this one, is to keep going. I know you expect that of me too,  but unfortunately i still fimd myself not able. I smile on the outside but feel so broken on the inside💔 this will never seem fair to me...i need and want you here! I love you and wish i could be saying this to you amd not an obituary site......your bby girl Amanda 

Gerald,  how I wish you were still here with us! Every day I find myself thinking about things we shared,  like watching funny movies and looking at the night sky for UFO'S,  or the times we all went out to some secluded place in the country to watch for falling stars... Every time I look up at night I will know that you are up there waiting  patiently for the rest of us.. 😢 I hope you always knew how loved you were and how missed you will be❤❤

Gerald,today as I sit here trying to work,tears are pouring down my face.
when I see your pics it just doesn't seem fair that you left our family that we made together
so soon. If only I could turn back time.
GOD.....please take care of Gerald up there.Let him know when he is ready ,im here for our family talks....

Everyday, almost every minute...i miss my daddy. The thought of my bestest friend not being here still seems so unreal. This sweet man played a HUGE roll in my everyday life. Not just sometimes,  we was literally inseparable. This sure gave me a different outlook on life and how we sometimes take each day for granted...my heart aches for one last call..or one last visit unexpectedly. But, realistically i know i wont ever get that again. Hold sooo tight to the ones you love, bc in a blink of a eye God may need them more than he thinks we do..and their gone! Momma, your my rock and i promise to cherish every moment i can with you..and for that i am blessed! Terri Gosnell Thornburg 
#nightlylittlepersonalpost💔

TODAY AS I SIT HERE MY HEART HURTS FROM MISSING YOU BEING HERE WITH US.

Today i turned 31 daddy! Thanks to you & momma...😘 My day went really well and i felt so loved...yet out of all of the calls and best wishes,  i still felt empty...i kept noticing myself waiting on that call from you....unfortantly i know that phone wont ring with your name showing up! Im still heart broken over you not here with me. I didnt only loosr my daddy , i lost my best friend💔 and as selfish as it may seem ...i do want you back all the time....im not ready to let you go! Love you always daddy, your baby girl 😢


Gerald,  I'm not sure if I can find the words to say how much I am going to miss you in our life!  I met you and Terri shortly after you were married, and you have been a part of my life ever since.. My heart will truly never be the same knowing you have left.  I will always have the memories and for that I  thank you. I love you my friend,  and will miss you always.. Forever in my heart.. ❤

Daddy, 
             I miss you so much 💔! You was the BEST Father any daughter could ask for!! You was more than a Father, you was such a great friend. You listened and talked with me through my good and bad times. You were such a smart man! So loving 🥰! I truly am blessed to have felt the love that you have given ❤️! I’m so proud to be your daughter! I thought I knew what heartbreak was, but I never really did until now 💔. You are so missed by us all. I love you Daddy❤️. You will always be with me! God surly is lucky to have you as one of his beautiful Angels in Heaven! 🙏🏼💋😪🎸 See you soon! 

Gerald, me, you and Terri could’ve written a book on all the memories that we shared together!  You are already missed by so many! We will see you again in paradise! Go rest high on that mountain! 

Gerald ,Terri and myself all went to Paxon Highschool I am very sad to hear of his passing God Bless each one of you during this very sad sad time . I will always remember our teen years together and on through marriage and baby's I will always smile when I think of you Gerald Rest In Peace 💙 Your friend Tricia

I met Gerald and his wife and family through my brother David, from the point we met,we became close friends and fishing buddies,in the river every chance we had..We both had a dream of doing paint and body,we worked together for a few years and after work built a little shop,T&S fabrication, doing paint and body when ever we could get a job.. Gerald was one of only two people I will ever call a true Friend... My heart is so heavy, only because there is not a lot people that I call a true friend.. Those of you that know him, knows how true of a heart he had!! My Brother I will miss you truly... your friend Mike

Gerald was my soulmate. My other half. 
We were blessed with 3 beautiful girls and 8 wonderful grandchildren. Gerald called me moma, and I called him dad.We had a gift of love that I will cherish for ever as I know he will. 😍 
I'm not going to say goodbye Gerald, 
Because you will always be with me and I with you. Until we see each other again I live  with you in my soul. ⛅😇💋💙💕

I miss your laughter so much daddy, you will always be my best friend and i will always be your baby girl💔  it will never be a good bye,  only a  see you later! My sweet Angel of mine ❤

A Celebration of Life

Mr.Thornburg is survived by his soul mate Teri Thornburg, loving daughters; Cynthia Lynn, Joseph Starling;  Angela Marie Terrell and Amanda Brae, Kenneth Roberts; Grandchildren Austin Terrell; Dalton Starling; Jadyn Starling; Cody Terrell; Walker Starling; Madyson Terrell; Brody Roberts and Paisley Roberts; Sister Betty Emery; Nephew Terry, Lisa Dykes and Jonathan, Jennifer Parrot; Nieces Erica and Taylor Dykes; and loving friends.

OBITUARY

Alton Gerald Thornburg

February 21, 1959 – November 27, 2018

Hardage - Giddens Holly Hill Funeral Home & Hardage-Giddens Holly Hill Memorial Park

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