Born in Brantley County, GA on Jan. 27, 1917
Departed on Jul. 20, 2009 and resided in Dixie Union, Ware County, GA
Visitation: Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2009
Service: Thursday, Jul. 23, 2009
Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery
Mrs. Myrtle Bessie Thomas Henderson, 92, died Monday (July 20, 2009) at the Hospice of Golden Isles in Brunswick after a brief illness.
She was a native of Brantley County but had resided in Dixie Union most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, James E. Thomas and Agnes Griffin Thomas; a son, Tommy Henderson; a granddaughter, Cathy Sports; four sisters, Alene James, Fannie Dickerson, Naomi T. Strickland and Edna Strickland; three brothers, Clyde T, Willard and Omer Thomas. She was a Homemaker and a member of Haywood Baptist Church.
The survivors include a daughter, Linda Sports (husband Bobby) of Brunswick; five grandchildren, Connie Croft (husband Eric) of Brunswick, Rhonda Terry (husband Donald ) of Brunswick, Bill Henderson (wife Karla) of Valdosta, Andy Henderson (wife Ranee) and Corey Henderson ( wife Cherry) both of Waycross; eight great grandchildren, Tyler Croft, Donald Terry, III , Katie Terry all of Brunswick, Palmer Henderson, Payton Henderson, both of Valdosta, Terry Henderson, Colt Henderson and Caden Henderson all of Waycross; a sister, Ruth Davis of Macon; a brother, Floyd Thomas (wife Margurite) of Waycross; numerous loving nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Music Funeral Home Chapel. The burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Born in Brantley County, GA on Jan. 27, 1917
Departed on Jul. 20, 2009 and resided in Dixie Union, Ware County, GA
Visitation: Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2009
Service: Thursday, Jul. 23, 2009
Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery
Mrs. Myrtle Bessie Thomas Henderson, 92, died Monday (July 20, 2009) at the Hospice of Golden Isles in Brunswick after a brief illness.
She was a native of Brantley County but had resided in Dixie Union most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, James E. Thomas and Agnes Griffin Thomas; a son, Tommy Henderson; a granddaughter, Cathy Sports; four sisters, Alene James, Fannie Dickerson, Naomi T. Strickland and Edna Strickland; three brothers, Clyde T, Willard and Omer Thomas. She was a Homemaker and a member of Haywood Baptist Church.
The survivors include a daughter, Linda Sports (husband Bobby) of Brunswick; five grandchildren, Connie Croft (husband Eric) of Brunswick, Rhonda Terry (husband Donald ) of Brunswick, Bill Henderson (wife Karla) of Valdosta, Andy Henderson (wife Ranee) and Corey Henderson ( wife Cherry) both of Waycross; eight great grandchildren, Tyler Croft, Donald Terry, III , Katie Terry all of Brunswick, Palmer Henderson, Payton Henderson, both of Valdosta, Terry Henderson, Colt Henderson and Caden Henderson all of Waycross; a sister, Ruth Davis of Macon; a brother, Floyd Thomas (wife Margurite) of Waycross; numerous loving nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Music Funeral Home Chapel. The burial will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at funeral home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Family Members
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Fannie Lucille Thomas Dickerson
1909–1984
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Edna Marie Thomas Strickland
1911–2007
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Arthur Clyde Thomas
1913–1977
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Francis Willard Thomas
1915–2005
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Emmie Alene Thomas James
1918–1967
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Naomi "Aunt Nell" Thomas Strickland
1920–2005
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Infant Daughter Thomas
1920–1920
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Ruth V Thomas Davis
1922–2009
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Omer Gilbert Thomas
1926–2008
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James Floyd Thomas Sr
1931–2013
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