Edsel Thruston
1927-05-15 2017-12-03
There are few people in this world that can have such a profound effect on so many people and are able to touch their hearts to inspire them to be the best they can be.
Edsel Thruston was one of those people
Edsel Artois Thruston, the youngest son of the late Samuel and Georgia (Crump) Thruston, ws born on May 15, 1927 in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he grew up with his brother, Felix (deceased) and sister, Amanda Evelyn (decease). Edsel accepted Christ at an early age and attended Little Flock Baptist Church in Sorgho, Kentucky. He attended and graduated from Western High School in 1945 along with his best friends, Eugene Deal, and his future brother-in-law, Richard Gordon. He went on to Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky and in 1950, graduated with a BA degree in Agriculture. It was at Kentucky State that, 69 years ago on the exact day he departed from this life, he became a life member of his beloved fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Edsel had a quiet demeanor until he had a strong opinion. He was welll loved and adored by his daughters and grandchildren and often boasted about the rich legacy that he was going to leave through their accomplishments.
Edsel departed of this life on Sunday December 3, 2017 at the age of ninty years. Edsel was preceded in death by his son, Timothy Maurice and leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife, Sallie; daughters, April Oldham, Dr. Wanda Thruston, and Gayle (Joseph) Fields; one nephew / son Adrian (Carolyn) Smiley, twelve grandchildren; five great grandchildren, an adopted Kenyan family that affectionately knew him as "Grandpa", an abundance of nieces and nephews who call him their "favorite uncle", and a host of extended family and friends who knew him as their mentor and confidant.
To God, he was a good and faithful servant; to his wife, he was an adored treasure, and to his daughters, he was their first love. He was a strong man of faith who brought wisdom to every life he touched. He was a living testament to the splendor and peace that comes with living a Godly life throught and abundance of love for and service to others. He will be greatly missed, but his spirit will live on within the many lives he touched.
Edsel Thruston was one of those people
Edsel Artois Thruston, the youngest son of the late Samuel and Georgia (Crump) Thruston, ws born on May 15, 1927 in Owensboro, Kentucky, where he grew up with his brother, Felix (deceased) and sister, Amanda Evelyn (decease). Edsel accepted Christ at an early age and attended Little Flock Baptist Church in Sorgho, Kentucky. He attended and graduated from Western High School in 1945 along with his best friends, Eugene Deal, and his future brother-in-law, Richard Gordon. He went on to Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky and in 1950, graduated with a BA degree in Agriculture. It was at Kentucky State that, 69 years ago on the exact day he departed from this life, he became a life member of his beloved fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Edsel had a quiet demeanor until he had a strong opinion. He was welll loved and adored by his daughters and grandchildren and often boasted about the rich legacy that he was going to leave through their accomplishments.
Edsel departed of this life on Sunday December 3, 2017 at the age of ninty years. Edsel was preceded in death by his son, Timothy Maurice and leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife, Sallie; daughters, April Oldham, Dr. Wanda Thruston, and Gayle (Joseph) Fields; one nephew / son Adrian (Carolyn) Smiley, twelve grandchildren; five great grandchildren, an adopted Kenyan family that affectionately knew him as "Grandpa", an abundance of nieces and nephews who call him their "favorite uncle", and a host of extended family and friends who knew him as their mentor and confidant.
To God, he was a good and faithful servant; to his wife, he was an adored treasure, and to his daughters, he was their first love. He was a strong man of faith who brought wisdom to every life he touched. He was a living testament to the splendor and peace that comes with living a Godly life throught and abundance of love for and service to others. He will be greatly missed, but his spirit will live on within the many lives he touched.