Eva Thomas, 88, of Stowell, died on July 19, 2009, at the Arboretum of Winnie.
Mrs. Thomas was a native of Basile, Louisiana and had lived in the Winnie-Stowell area for over forty years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2009, at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 W. Buccaneer Drive with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer Drive in Winnie. A gathering of her family and friends will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 12:00 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her sons, Henry Thomas and his wife Pearl, Hubert Thomas and his wife Regina, and Edward Thomas and his wife Debbie all of Stowell, Smiley Thomas and his wife Kim of Dickerson, Larry Thomas and his wife Loretta of Stowell, and Albert Thomas and his wife Marilene of Mt. Belvieu; daughters, Ethel Kelso and her husband Earl of Stowell, Levoice Vinson and her husband Richard of Sacramento, California, Gearldine Malveaux and her husband Phillip of Stowell; sister, Allegia Ardoin of San Antonio; half-sisters, Loretta and Clara; twenty-two grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; and numerous relatives and friends.