A longtime educator in Southern Wells schools, Shirley Kay Thomas, 58, of Bluffton, died unexpectedly at home at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006 of natural causes.
Mrs. Thomas recently retired after 16 years as the librarian at Southern Wells Elementary School. She previously taught in several capacities in Southern Wells for 28 years, and also taught for a few years at the Blackford Elementary School. A 1966 graduate of Waldron High School, Mrs. Thomas graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1971, with a degree in elementary education, specializing in kindergarten and early childhood education. She received her Masters Degree in the same areas from Indiana University Bloomington in 1974.
Mrs. Thomas served on the Wells County Library Board for several years. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Daughters of the Nile, Teti Sheri Temple, Alethieia Chapter of the Eastern Star, Indiana State Reading Association, and the International Reading Association. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Montpelier.
Born in Greensburg, Indiana, March 10, 1948, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Mark and Kathryn (Barker) Rick. Mrs. Thomas resided in Blackford and Wells Counties since 1977. She was married to Thomas N. Thomas on May 26, 1973 in Waldron. Mr. Thomas preceded her in death on August 19, 2001.
Survivors include her daughter Tamerley "Tamy" Thomas of Bluffton; two brothers, Daniel C. Rick of Anderson and Terry L. Rick of Flat Rock, and a sister, Mary Jane Morgan of Flat Rock.
I was her student helper my 10th grade year in the elementry library. She was the sweetest person I had ever met. I still today as i read my son stories think of when she would have story time in her rocker with my class sitting around her listening to every word that came out of her mouth. I try to put as much into my stories as I read them to my son as she did when she would read stories to us. She will always be loved, remembered, and missed dearly.
Mrs. Thomas recently retired after 16 years as the librarian at Southern Wells Elementary School. She previously taught in several capacities in Southern Wells for 28 years, and also taught for a few years at the Blackford Elementary School. A 1966 graduate of Waldron High School, Mrs. Thomas graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1971, with a degree in elementary education, specializing in kindergarten and early childhood education. She received her Masters Degree in the same areas from Indiana University Bloomington in 1974.
Mrs. Thomas served on the Wells County Library Board for several years. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Daughters of the Nile, Teti Sheri Temple, Alethieia Chapter of the Eastern Star, Indiana State Reading Association, and the International Reading Association. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Montpelier.
Born in Greensburg, Indiana, March 10, 1948, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Mark and Kathryn (Barker) Rick. Mrs. Thomas resided in Blackford and Wells Counties since 1977. She was married to Thomas N. Thomas on May 26, 1973 in Waldron. Mr. Thomas preceded her in death on August 19, 2001.
Survivors include her daughter Tamerley "Tamy" Thomas of Bluffton; two brothers, Daniel C. Rick of Anderson and Terry L. Rick of Flat Rock, and a sister, Mary Jane Morgan of Flat Rock.
I was her student helper my 10th grade year in the elementry library. She was the sweetest person I had ever met. I still today as i read my son stories think of when she would have story time in her rocker with my class sitting around her listening to every word that came out of her mouth. I try to put as much into my stories as I read them to my son as she did when she would read stories to us. She will always be loved, remembered, and missed dearly.
A longtime educator in Southern Wells schools, Shirley Kay Thomas, 58, of Bluffton, died unexpectedly at home at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 11, 2006 of natural causes.
Mrs. Thomas recently retired after 16 years as the librarian at Southern Wells Elementary School. She previously taught in several capacities in Southern Wells for 28 years, and also taught for a few years at the Blackford Elementary School. A 1966 graduate of Waldron High School, Mrs. Thomas graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1971, with a degree in elementary education, specializing in kindergarten and early childhood education. She received her Masters Degree in the same areas from Indiana University Bloomington in 1974.
Mrs. Thomas served on the Wells County Library Board for several years. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Daughters of the Nile, Teti Sheri Temple, Alethieia Chapter of the Eastern Star, Indiana State Reading Association, and the International Reading Association. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Montpelier.
Born in Greensburg, Indiana, March 10, 1948, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Mark and Kathryn (Barker) Rick. Mrs. Thomas resided in Blackford and Wells Counties since 1977. She was married to Thomas N. Thomas on May 26, 1973 in Waldron. Mr. Thomas preceded her in death on August 19, 2001.
Survivors include her daughter Tamerley "Tamy" Thomas of Bluffton; two brothers, Daniel C. Rick of Anderson and Terry L. Rick of Flat Rock, and a sister, Mary Jane Morgan of Flat Rock.
I was her student helper my 10th grade year in the elementry library. She was the sweetest person I had ever met. I still today as i read my son stories think of when she would have story time in her rocker with my class sitting around her listening to every word that came out of her mouth. I try to put as much into my stories as I read them to my son as she did when she would read stories to us. She will always be loved, remembered, and missed dearly.
Mrs. Thomas recently retired after 16 years as the librarian at Southern Wells Elementary School. She previously taught in several capacities in Southern Wells for 28 years, and also taught for a few years at the Blackford Elementary School. A 1966 graduate of Waldron High School, Mrs. Thomas graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1971, with a degree in elementary education, specializing in kindergarten and early childhood education. She received her Masters Degree in the same areas from Indiana University Bloomington in 1974.
Mrs. Thomas served on the Wells County Library Board for several years. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Daughters of the Nile, Teti Sheri Temple, Alethieia Chapter of the Eastern Star, Indiana State Reading Association, and the International Reading Association. She was also a member of the First United Methodist Church in Montpelier.
Born in Greensburg, Indiana, March 10, 1948, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Mark and Kathryn (Barker) Rick. Mrs. Thomas resided in Blackford and Wells Counties since 1977. She was married to Thomas N. Thomas on May 26, 1973 in Waldron. Mr. Thomas preceded her in death on August 19, 2001.
Survivors include her daughter Tamerley "Tamy" Thomas of Bluffton; two brothers, Daniel C. Rick of Anderson and Terry L. Rick of Flat Rock, and a sister, Mary Jane Morgan of Flat Rock.
I was her student helper my 10th grade year in the elementry library. She was the sweetest person I had ever met. I still today as i read my son stories think of when she would have story time in her rocker with my class sitting around her listening to every word that came out of her mouth. I try to put as much into my stories as I read them to my son as she did when she would read stories to us. She will always be loved, remembered, and missed dearly.
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