Charles Perry Thornton

Meadow, NC: Mr. Charles Perry Thornton, age 36, of 1450 Reedy Prong Church Road died Friday in a farming accident. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen and Dr. Larry Withrow. Burial will follow in Wood Family Cemetery in Meadow.               Charles Perry was born February 13, 1979 in Johnston County.  He owned and operated Charles Perry Thornton Farms and was a member of Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.             Surviving are wife, Tina Massengill Thornton; children, Anna Elizabeth Thornton and Alan Perry Thornton, both of the home; mother & step-father, Carolyn W. & Mike Matthews of Dunn; father, Charles Brady Thornton of Meadow; sister & brother-in-law, Mary Beth & Scott Rhodes of Meadow; and nieces & nephew.             The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson Monday from 5:00PM to 8:00PM.             Flowers are welcomed; however memorials may be made to the Thornton Children's Trust Fund, c/o First Citizens Bank, 301 East Main Street, Benson, NC  27504.