Wahkiakum Co. Eagle- November 1995 THORNE, Francis LeRoy Age 81, of 254 Fish Pond Road, Kelso, died at the Hospice Care Center. He was born in Centralia, to Leslie and Leata (Howe) Thorne, and moved to Puget Island from Grays Harbor in 1964. He came to Kelso in 1991. He had been a commercial fisherman for many years, retiring in 1987. He had served as master of the Puget Island Grange. Survivors include his wife, Esther, at home; two sons, David of Wayne, Pa., and Richard of Hansville; a daughter, Denise Caldwell of Kelso; four grandchildren; and one great grandson. There was no funeral. Cremation has taken place. Burial Place Unknown 30 Nov 1913-06 Nov 1995 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society in 2005 from original newspaper collection.)