Obituary

Willie Mae Thomas, 94, of Plainview/Seth Ward, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2015, at Lemons Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Cemetery under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home. Willie Mae was born July 13, 1920, in Spencerville, Oklahoma, to James and Rachel Pearl (Westfall) Wall. She married Joe Lee Thomas on Jan. 3, 1935. She was a woman who always placed others before herself. She dedicated her life to Christ and her children. She took pride in her writing, appearance and gardening. She was an accomplished writer who read and studied the Holy Bible for inspiration. Her writings focused on her family and faith. She lived life in such a way to bring honor to her children and grandchildren. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Plainview. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe Lee Thomas; daughter, Dimple Baird and her son, Vernon Thomas. Survivors include two sons, Jessie Leo Thomas and Carlos Richard Thomas; six daughters, Helen Lipham, Anna Marie Odell, Lavon Reid, Kathy Phlenger, Connie Gourdon and Judy Rhiner; and 32 grandchildren. She was so proud to be a sixth-generation grandmother and loved all of her great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be made at www.lemonsfunerals.com.