Courtland – Sarah Crystal Thornton-Koelker, 48, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2026.  She was born in Craig, Colorado on December 31, 1977, received an Associate's Degree, and worked for the Department of Social Services.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Korey Koelker; her father, Roy James Thornton (Debra); her 2nd mother, Mary Ann Cory; four daughters, Beverly Mae Romero, Reyanna Jean Thornton, Savannah Naveah Koelker and Kaci Jane Koelker; a brother, Joshua Wayne Koelker; two sisters, Cory Ann Thornton (John) and Megan Cory Sills-Brown; and two brothers, George Iszac Thornton (Natalia) and Robert Daniels Cory-Sills.

Sarah is predeceased by her mother, Beverly Mae Waters Thornton.

Services will be private.

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