Obituary of Arlene Thomas

Services for Arlene Thomas, 87, New London, will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 14, in the the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton with Reverend Jim Hilton officiating. Burial will be in Mason Cemetery, Arp. Mrs. Thomas died Sunday, June 8, 2014 in a Tyler hospital. She was born March 20, 1927 in Tyler to the late Meredith Arnold and Claudia Swinney Arnold. She married Dale Benjamin Thomas February 2, 1947 in Tyler and lived in New London for 57 years. She worked as a beautician in Overton and New London for more than 40 years and she was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, New London. Besides her parents, Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Benjamin Thomas on August 13, 2002, a sister, Audenthia ‘Dinkie’ Ferrel, and a granddaughter, Rhonda Elrod. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Raymond C. and Lauri Thomas, Overton; a daughter and son-in-law, Dyanne and Bill Welk, Ben Wheeler; a sister, Erlene Ferguson, Fairfield; four grandchildren, Deanna, Brad, Tobbi, and Joey; seven great grandchildren, Emily, Meagan, Kortney, Blane, Corey, Nicholas, and Gavin; two step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Joey Thomas, Brad Thomas, Jeff Hudnall, Mason Hudnall, Mike Ferguson, Kim Ferguson, Kris Ferguson, and Tanner Rhodes. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Friday, June 13, 2014, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 p.m.