Age 97, Lawton - Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Centenary United Methodist Church with Rev. William F. Todd, Senior Pastor, and Rev. Shelly Coulter, Associate Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Thomas died Sunday in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. She was born March 22, 1910 in Headrick, Oklahoma to James Elwood and Tressa Alabama (Bynum) Grimes. She grew up in Headrick and was a graduate of Headrick High School. She later attended Oklahoma A&M in 1928 and 1929. She married Charles Samual "Sam" Thomas on June 1, 1934 in Lawton. He preceded her in death in 1972. She had worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, as a receptionist for Dr. O.L. Parsons, as a Medical Record Librarian at the old Southwestern Hospital. Upon retirement she purchased rental property in Lawton. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church where she was active in the Crusader's Sunday School Class, the United Methodist Women, and the Esther Circle and was active in Logos for many years. She is survived by three daughters and two sons in law, Sammy L. and Abe Deutschendorf, Lawton, Betty A. Edmonson, Lawton, and Kay and John Tillman, Guy, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A son in law, Bob Edmonson, and a brother and sister preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Logos at Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Avenue, Lawton OK 73501.