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1924 - 2016 (92 years)| Name | Elbert Satterlee THROCKMORTON | |
| Prefix | Colonel | |
| Birth | 1924 | Moberly, Missouri  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | ELBERT S. THROCKMORTON Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:00 am Retired U.S. Army Col. Elbert Satterlee Throckmorton, age 92, beloved husband of Norajane Rumph Throckmorton, was promoted to glory on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Born and raised in Moberly, Missouri, he was a son of the late Charles Elbert and Virgie Satterlee Throckmorton. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and matriculated with the Class of 1946. He achieved the rank of colonel as his final rank in the United States Army. He was stationed in various places during his career: South Korea for part of the Korean Conflict in the 1950s; White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Cheyenne Mountain as a command director; and his last station of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where he, along with a group of others, worked in prototype for the Patriot Missile. During his career with the U.S. Army, he enjoyed many hobbies, most notably that of trap shooting. In 1963, at a gun club in Cortez, Colorado, he became the first man to shoot 100 straight from 27 yards during the handicap round in the Amateur Trap Association. He attended the Mayesville Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Norajane Rumph Throckmorton of Sumter; a daughter, Helen Leigh Throckmorton of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Scott Winfield Rumph Jr. of Sumter; his sister, Ellyn Throckmorton Brothers of Columbia, Missouri; three nieces; three nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Throckmorton Donohue. A private burial will take place in the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mayesville Presbyterian Church, Good Samaritan Fund, P.O. Box 141, Mayesville, SC 29104. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. [1] | |
| HIST | ELBERT S. THROCKMORTON Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:00 am Retired U.S. Army Col. Elbert Satterlee Throckmorton, age 92, beloved husband of Norajane Rumph Throckmorton, was promoted to glory on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Born and raised in Moberly, Missouri, he was a son of the late Charles Elbert and Virgie Satterlee Throckmorton. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and matriculated with the Class of 1946. He achieved the rank of colonel as his final rank in the United States Army. He was stationed in various places during his career: South Korea for part of the Korean Conflict in the 1950s; White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Cheyenne Mountain as a command director; and his last station of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where he, along with a group of others, worked in prototype for the Patriot Missile. During his career with the U.S. Army, he enjoyed many hobbies, most notably that of trap shooting. In 1963, at a gun club in Cortez, Colorado, he became the first man to shoot 100 straight from 27 yards during the handicap round in the Amateur Trap Association. He attended the Mayesville Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Norajane Rumph Throckmorton of Sumter; a daughter, Helen Leigh Throckmorton of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Scott Winfield Rumph Jr. of Sumter; his sister, Ellyn Throckmorton Brothers of Columbia, Missouri; three nieces; three nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Throckmorton Donohue. A private burial will take place in the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mayesville Presbyterian Church, Good Samaritan Fund, P.O. Box 141, Mayesville, SC 29104. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. | |
| MILI | Retired U.S. Army Colonel He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and matriculated with the Class of 1946. He achieved the rank of colonel as his final rank in the United States Army. He was stationed in various places during his career: South Korea for part of the Korean Conflict in the 1950s; White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Cheyenne Mountain as a command director; and his last station of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where he, along with a group of others, worked in prototype for the Patriot Missile. During his career with the U.S. Army. [1] | |
| MILI | Retired U.S. Army Colonel He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and matriculated with the Class of 1946. He achieved the rank of colonel as his final rank in the United States Army. He was stationed in various places during his career: South Korea for part of the Korean Conflict in the 1950s; White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Cheyenne Mountain as a command director; and his last station of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where he, along with a group of others, worked in prototype for the Patriot Missile. During his career with the U.S. Army. | |
| _UID | 8746E245E37548B99C877D32285BF5F88F6F | |
| _UID | 8746E245E37548B99C877D32285BF5F88F6F | |
| Death | 21 Oct 2016 | Covenant Place, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I309962 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 4 Dec 2017 | |
| Father | Charles Elbert THROCKMORTON d. Bef 21 Oct 2016 | |
| Mother | Virgie SATTERLEE d. Bef 21 Oct 2016 | |
| _UID | A3E70E88E3C9465686DF0A370FFC7DFB912B | |
| _UID | A3E70E88E3C9465686DF0A370FFC7DFB912B | |
| Family ID | F207649 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Nora Jane or Norajane RUMPH, b. 25 Jul 1932 d. 13 Mar 2021, at her residence, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) | |||
| _UID | 76DA5A8C7EFB442EBA4B5CB3B19B41F8BAB8 | |||
| _UID | 76DA5A8C7EFB442EBA4B5CB3B19B41F8BAB8 | |||
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| Family ID | F207647 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2016 | |||
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