Imogene Thomas

Imogene Thomas, 81, of Bidwell, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born on September 25, 1924 in Kanawha County, West Virginia to the late Leonard and Edna Clear Walk. She was married to Charles A. Thomas in Charleston, West Virginia on November 26, 1968 and he survives her. Imogene attended Rodney United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving is her husband, Charles A. Thomas of Bidwell; a daughter, Eileen S. Glen Hammons of Bidwell; a son, Joe L. Blanche Taylor of Chelyan, WV; stepchildren, Cheryl Cornelius and Carol Sue Michael Newsbaum, both of St. Petersburg, Florida and Linda Memo Barbosa of Warsaw, IN; seven grandchildren, David Wendy Hammons of Bidwell, Michael Stefanie Hammons of Jackson, Cheryl Jeff McAvena of Vinton, Charlene Mike Hemphill of Bidwell, Jo Ann Tim Coots of Miami, WV, Steve Taylor of Virginia and Matthew Taylor of Cabin Creek, WV, fifteen great grandchildren; four step grandchildren; one step great grandchild; several nieces and nephews and a host of special caregivers from Holzer Senior Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Matthew J. Taylor in 1967, and two brothers, Ivan Walk and Richard Walk. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Sunday, July 9, 2006 at the Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Nesselroad officiating. Entombment will follow in the Ohio Valley Memory Garden Mausoleum. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday, July 8, 2006 from 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in memory of Imogene to Holzer Hospice, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2006-07-09 Ohio Valley Memory Gardens Mausoleum Gallipolis OH US Visitation: 2006-07-08 19:00:00-21:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2006-07-09 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US