Elsie L. Thomas, 93, of Griffithsville, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Cuba Thomas, after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul R. Thomas; two sisters, Jewel and Bonnie; and two brothers, Walton and Orville.
She was a member of the Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Sod, and a retired elementary school teacher for Lincoln County with 40 years of service.
She is survived by her son and his wife, Paul and Cuba Thomas of Griffithsville; granddaughter,
Paula Denise Pauley (Tony Hager) of Charleston; grandson and his wife, Rickey R. and Christi Thomas of Arizona; sister, Mabel Mason of North Carolina; two brothers, Eldon “Buddy” and Wilford Smith of Beckley; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Robert Leadman officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
A very special thanks to Hospice of Huntington, those girls went the extra mile. In lieu of flowers, if you wish, donations can be made to the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington, PO Box 464, Huntington, West Virginia 25709.