Joan Davis Thornberry, 88, widow of Earl Thornberry, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home.

A native of North Middletown, KY, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Delilah Rawls Davis. She was a member of the Clintonville Christian Church, a retired Adult Education teacher in Bourbon County and continued her teaching at Maysville Community College/KCTCS for 20 years. She was a Kentucky Colonel, receiving an award from the Kentucky House of Representatives.

She is survived by three sons, Rennie (Marti) Thornberry, Anthony Thornberry and Drew (Chastity English) Thornberry; nine grandchildren, Joe (Julia) Thornberry, Stefani (Matt) Grimes, Michelle (Christopher) Welch, Christie Thornberry, Daniel (Amanda) Thornberry, Chelsea Thornberry, Kasea Thornberry, Drey Thornberry and Greyson Thornberry; eight great grandchildren, Kaylynn (Jeff) Vargas, Trey Thornberry, Khai Thornberry, Gavin Thornberry, Landon Campbell, Brysen Campbell, Jase Thornberry, Sawyer Grimes, Huck Williams, Wyatt Williams and Madeline Welch.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dan Thornberry.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Clintonville Christian Church, 141 Austerlitz Rd, Clintonville, KY by Rev. Chuck Kemp. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the church.

Pallbearers will be Brysen Campbell, Gavin Thornberry, Landon Campbell, Stefani Grimes, Joe Thornberry and Dustin Doyle. Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Grimes and Julia Thornberry. The funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home, 1120 Main St., Paris, KY 40361.