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Shirley Thomas

Shirley Thomas

Shirley N. Thomas, 76, of Wildwood, FL, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Mrs. Thomas was born August 22, 1941 to Leon M. and Thelma (Browning) Norman.

She married her husband, Donald, on April 25, 1964 and moved to this area in 1965 from Jacksonville. Shirley was a homemaker then became a RN after her children were raised.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wildwood, a Master Gardener and loved being with her family and cooking along with watching college football games and rooting for the Florida State Seminoles.

Survivors include her loving husband of almost 54 years, Donald; children, Donald, Jr. “Jamie” & Nancy Thomas of Spar, Clinton & Rebecca Thomas of Clermont and Melanie Thomas of Jacksonville; brothers, L.M. Norman, Jr of Starke and David Norman of San Jose, Costa Rica; 5 grandchildren.

Visitation will be held 6 – 8 p.m., Friday in the Banks/Page-Theus Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 10, 2018 in the First Baptist Church of Wildwood with interment at 3 p.m. in Crosby Lake Cemetery in Starke.

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