Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:59 pm Friday, April 17, 2015

Mary Lou “Billie” Thomas

Mary Lou “Billie” Thomas

April 15, 2015

Mary Lou “Billie” Thomas, age 89, of Chicago, Illinois, formerly of Phil Campbell, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

The visitation will be 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Phil Campbell, with the funeral following at 3:00 p.m. at the church.   Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery.

She is survived by her son, Charles G. Thomas (West Chicago, IL); granddaughter, Emily Thomas; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Kauley, Tommy Kauley; five great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Aileen Cadle of Florida; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul G. Thomas; parents, Arthur Milton Baker, Emma Yocum Baker; several brothers and sisters; and grandson, Charles Lee Thomas.

The pallbearers will be Jonathan Kauley, Tommy Kauley, Henry Baker, Teddy Cadle, Aubrey Jackson, and Jerome Jackson.

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