December 27, 1919 - March 30, 2019
Born in Brantley County, GA
Resided in Waycross, GA
Mrs. Mary Ella Thomas, 99, died Saturday morning (March 30, 2019) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities after an extended illness.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. Mary was homemaker most of her life, but she was also a former employee of Churchwell’s Department Store. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Church and the Mary-Dorsey Sunday School Class.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Ira J. Crews and Neva Dixon Crews; her husband, William Troy Thomas; siblings, Repard Crews (late Virginia), Farley Crews (late Vannie), Fleming Crews, Archie B. Crews (late Mary), Whitmer Crews (Ermalene), Elzria Crews (Jeanette), Mattie Cohen (Harry), Martha Lee Crews, Thelma Strickland (late Herbert) and Frances Hyers (late Bennie).
Survivors include her son, Troy Dewayne Thomas (late Delores) of Waycross; 3 grandchildren, Troy Thomas (Tabitha), Tammy Richardson (Juan) and Robert Strickland; 5 great grandchildren, Baileigh Thomas, Braylin Thomas, Blaise Thomas, Clay Poss and Kayla Suarez; 1 great great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday (April 2, 2019) at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
December 27, 1919 - March 30, 2019
Born in Brantley County, GA
Resided in Waycross, GA
Mrs. Mary Ella Thomas, 99, died Saturday morning (March 30, 2019) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities after an extended illness.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Brantley County. Mary was homemaker most of her life, but she was also a former employee of Churchwell’s Department Store. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Church and the Mary-Dorsey Sunday School Class.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Ira J. Crews and Neva Dixon Crews; her husband, William Troy Thomas; siblings, Repard Crews (late Virginia), Farley Crews (late Vannie), Fleming Crews, Archie B. Crews (late Mary), Whitmer Crews (Ermalene), Elzria Crews (Jeanette), Mattie Cohen (Harry), Martha Lee Crews, Thelma Strickland (late Herbert) and Frances Hyers (late Bennie).
Survivors include her son, Troy Dewayne Thomas (late Delores) of Waycross; 3 grandchildren, Troy Thomas (Tabitha), Tammy Richardson (Juan) and Robert Strickland; 5 great grandchildren, Baileigh Thomas, Braylin Thomas, Blaise Thomas, Clay Poss and Kayla Suarez; 1 great great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday (April 2, 2019) at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Family Members
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Farley Hilton Crews
1914–2004
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Martha Lee Crews
1916–1998
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Archie B. Crews
1917–2006
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Infant Crews
1921–1921
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Mattie Lou Crews Cohen
1923–2011
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Infant son Crews
1925–1925
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Walter Esteas Crews
1926–1926
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Thelma Lucille Crews Strickland
1927–2016
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James Fleming Crews
1932–2016
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Bennie Reppard Crews
1933–1984
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Frances Crews Hyers
1933–1992
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Robert Elzria "Elzria" Crews
1936–2008
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Ira Whitmer "Whit" Crews
1940–2018
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