Brother Rufus Benjamin Thornton, loved by a host of family and friends departed this life on November 27th, 2025. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Lucas Memorial Chapel 9010 Garfield Blvd.; Garfield Hts., Ohio 44125 with the Omega Psi Phi Inc. Memorial Service starting at 6:00pm. The Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30am on Friday, December 12th at the same location and the family will receive friends one-half hour prior to service. Live streaming will be available at lucasfuneralhome.com.