Elaine Thomas

A Poem for Mother

~ Acknowledgements ~

Mother, you were just a girl, So many years ago.

You had your loves and had your dreams, You watched us come and go.

We, the family of Elaine Thomas, express our gratitude for all the many kind expressions of love shown during this time of bereavement. Thank you so much for the cards, phone calls, flowers, foods, visits, and most of all your prayers.

You watched us make the same mistakes, That you had made before, But that just made you hold us tight, And love us all the more.

~ May God Bless each one of you.

We haven’t always thought about The things that you have seen.

To us you’ve just been ‘Mother’, No thought of who you’ve been.

But we remember now in love, Your life from start to end, And we’re just glad we knew you, As Mother, and as Friend

~ Honorary Pallbearers ~

Jerry McKinney

Jermaine Thomas

Keith Thomas

~ Active Pallbearers ~

Curtis Benton, Jr. Eddie Brown, Jr. Keith Thomas

Jermaine Thomas Jerry McKinney Ray Shaw, Jr.

A Poem for Mother We had a wonderful mother, One who never really grew old; Her smile was made of sunshine, And her heart was solid gold; Her eyes were as bright as shining stars, And in her cheeks fair roses you see.

We had a wonderful mother, And that’s the way it will always be.

But take heed, because She’s keeping an eye on all of us, So let’s make sure She will like what she sees.

Her Journey’s Just Begun

Don’t think of her as gone awayHer journey has just begun Life holds many facets The earth is only one Just think of her as resting From the sorrows and the tears In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years

Think how she must be wishing That we could know today How nothing but our sadness, can really pass away And think of her as living In the hearts of those she touched For nothing loved is ever lostAnd she was loved so much.

~ Commital Rites & Interment ~ Friday, July 23, 2021 • 2:30 P.M. Memorial Park Southwoods 5485 Hacks Cross Road Memphis, Tennessee 38125

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Reflections of Life eflections

Ms. Elaine Thomas was born on April 16, 1968, in Memphis, TN to the late Mary Alice Thomas and Sam Thomas, III.

Elaine attended East High School followed by Shelby State Community College. She later became a Director at Loving Care for Little Ones for ten years. Elaine was very outgoing and the life of the party. She enjoyed listening to Luther Vandross, getting pampered, going to the Casino, and attending church.

Elaine leaves to cherish her loving family, which includes four children, Jerry McKinney, Jermaine Thomas, Alicia Thomas, and Keith Thomas.

Elaine was the middle child of five sisters with one preceding in death, Cassandra Thomas. Helping to keep her memory alive is her other sisters, Lisa Price (Durrell), Samia Fulwiley, Dorothy Gwynn (Gary); stepsisters Janice Greer (Cornelius), Yolanda Brown; stepmother, Jackie Thomas. She leaves behind six grandchildren, Jasmine, Brenshawn, Stephanie, Kimbria, Marshawn, Javaris; nephews, Curtis and Ray; nieces, Ashley, Ambriol, Laneitha, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and good friends.

Order of Service Friday, July 23, 2021 1:00 P.M.

Harrison’s Memorial Chapel, Inc. 3320 Millbranch Road Memphis, Tennessee 38116 Rev. Howard L. Houston, Officiant

Processional Scripture Reading: Old & New Testemant...Rev. Howard L. Houston Prayer.............................Rev. Howard L. Houston Musical Selection................................Mike Jones Words of Comfort..............Ray Shaw Albert Short

Expressions

(Respectfully, Two Minutes Please) Siblings - Samia Fulwiley Grandchildren - Brenshawn Moore & Jasmine Thomas Musical Selection..............................Anjali Lewis Eulogy............................Rev. Howard L. Houston Recessional