Eva Irene Thomas
EYERLY, HAWKINS, THOMAS
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 7/20/2006 at 10:47:02
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, July 19, 2006IRENE THOMAS, Winterset
Eva Irene Thomas, 84, of Winterset died July 16, 2006, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset.
Funeral services were held today at the First United Methodist Church in Winterset with Pastor Bobb Barrick officiating. Burial was at Winterset Cemetery.
Irene Thomas was born Dec. 3, 1921, in Madison County to Eldon and Bulah (Eyerly) Thomas. Irene was a 1939 graduate of Winterset High School. She continued her education at Drake University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree. Irene taught school for 49 years, serving rural Madison County, Greenfield and Des Moines. A lifetime resident of Madison County, she was a member of the Retired Teacher’s Association, Winterset First United Methodist Church, and various church circles.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Les Thomas.
She is survived by two brothers, Gerald Thomas and Donald E. Thomas, both of Winterset; and a sister, Loree Hawkins of Adel.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Collins Oak Park Chapel in Winterset.
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