BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Mattie Christine Payton Thomas, 76, of Beaver Dam, went to her heavenly home Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at her residence. She was born March 5, 1942, in Spring Lick, Kentucky, to the late Lawrence Walter Payton and Ruvine Hayes Ramsey.
Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker and a proud member of the NRA.
Aside from her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Earl Thomas; son, James Glen Brown; brother, James Richard Payton; and sister, Nancy Payton Watson.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory one son, Bobby Joe (Marie) Brown, of Franklin, Kentucky; two daughters, Deborah Lynn James, of Hartford, Kentucky, and Vena Ray Cardwell, of Morgantown, Kentucky; one daughter at heart, Shirley (Mike) Boone, of Owensboro, Kentucky; one sister, Wanda (Jack) Holland, of Leitchfield, Kentucky; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2018, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Bro. Chessie Shartzer officiating. Burial will follow in Render Memorial Cemetery. Friends may visit with Mrs. Thomas’ family from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.danksfuneralhome.com.