THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 18, 1996 TAG: 9607180287
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: POWELLSVILLE LENGTH: 22 lines
Shirley Temple Johnson Thomas, 61, of Main Street, died peacefully July 16, 1996, in her home.
Mrs. Thomas was born in Bertie County and was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Norfolk. She was retired from the Virginia Tomato Plant in Norfolk.
Survivors include her husband, Stanley A. Thomas of Fairfield, Ala.; two daughters, Debby L. Turner of Powellsville, Bobbi P. Hewitt and her husband, Mike, of Ahoskie; three sons, Larry C. Phelps of Gatesville, Jerry L. Phelps and his wife, Debbie, of Hillsborough, N.C., and Keith Phelps and his wife, Vicky, of Colerain, N.C.; a brother, Charles R. Whitley of Powellsville; 12 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, a brother and four sisters.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, by the Rev. Robert May. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the home.
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