Winnie Lewallen Thomas, age 93 of Lula entered heaven Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.
Winnie was born September 15, 1929, in Lula to the late William Jasper & Blanche Saxon Lewallen. She formerly worked as a seamstress with Warren Featherbone before retiring and becoming a homemaker. She was a very active member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lula where she was in charge of the cemetery as well as the flower fund. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Roy William Thomas; brothers, Garland Lewallen & Jimmy Lewallen; brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law, Merlin & Louella Thomas, Wiley & Ruby Thomas, Fay Thomas, Carolyn Lewallen, Ruth Echols, Cline & Susan Thomas, Jewell Thomas, Bill Sharpton & Betty Jo Davis.
Left to cherish precious memories, sons & daughters-in-law; Wayne & Patricia Thomas, Randy & Linda Thomas & Kevin & Debbie Thomas; grandchildren, Tiffany (Neal) Jones, Carter (Melissa) Thomas, Brandon Thomas, Jessica Thomas, Benjamin (Kaitlin) Thomas, Rev. Matt (Amber) Thomas, Macy Thomas & Elizabeth (Chris) Childers; great-grandchildren, Alex, Rory (Valeria), Cayla, Carlie, Dallas, Austin, Taylor, Brennan, Abigail, Ian, Alexandria (Andrew) & Robert; brothers & sisters-in-law, Marvin & Joyce Lewallen, Bobby Lewallen, David & Shelby Lewallen & Danny & Peggy Lewallen; sisters-in-law, Reba Nell Lewallen, Virginia Lewallen, Elease Thomas Sharpton, Betty Thomas, Nellie Thomas; a number of nieces, nephews, & other relatives also survive.
Funeral services honoring Winnie will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Nix & grandson, Rev. Matt Thomas officiating. She will be laid to rest by her husband in the church cemetery that she took such pride in caring for. Special music will be by granddaughter, Macy Thomas & the Saxon Family. Those honored as pallbearers will be grandsons & great-grandsons. Winnie will lie in state from 1:30 p.m. until service time Tuesday at the church.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and again from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at the funeral home.
Flowers are accepted or donations may be made to the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.
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Ward’s Funeral Home of Gainesville is honored to serve the family of Winnie Elizabeth Thomas.
