Lillie Katherine Thomas

Lillie Katherine Thomas obituary, Mesquite, TX

Lillie Katherine Thomas

Lillie Thomas Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Laurel Oaks Funeral Home & Memorial Park on Jul. 15, 2025.

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Lillie Katherine Thomas passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, in Mabank, Texas. She was born on February 6, 1951, in Jacksonville, Texas to her mother Katherine Smith and father Davis B. Coleman.
Lillie is preceded in death by her two husbands, Clarence Wayne Thompson and John M. Thomas; her parents, Katherine Smith and David B. Coleman; and her brother, David Coleman.
She is survived by five children; Jimmy Thompson and his spouse Sandy, Jeff Thompson and his spouse Michelle, Michael Thompson and his spouse Shelly, and Sherry Chapman and her spouse Paul, and Kendra Thomas; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; siblings, James Coleman and Melinda Riley; and a host of family and friends who miss her dearly.
A visitation for Lillie Thomas will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 6-8 pm at Laurel Oaks Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Friday, July 25, 2025, at 10 am at Laurel Oaks Funeral Home followed by interment at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park.
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