Obituary

2011 May 6

Obituary                      Published in Lexington Herald-Leader on May 6, 2011

Edith Alberta Brandon

STANTON - Edith Alberta Brandon, 84, of Vine Street, Stanton, KY, died Wed, May 4, 2011 at her residence. Born in Cincinnati, OH she was the daughter of the late Leonard Edgar and Myrtle Evabelle Vaughn Shoupe. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, KY and she was a former tour guide of the Boy Scout Museum at the National Scouting Museum. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold Lee Thomas, by her second husband, Edward Sommers Brandon, by her daughter, Sharon Gail Thomas and by her brother, Willis Shoupe. Surviving relatives are her son, Harold Danny Thomas, Sr. and his wife, Darline of Stanton, KY; two daughters: Alberta Anne Thomas of Stanton, KY and Clara Jean Thomas of Covington, KY; two sisters: Faye (Russell) Harris of Murray, KY and Sue (Buck) McVaney of Kemah, TX; 10 grandchildren: Teri (Barry Lee) Centers of Stanton, KY, Christina Trent of Stanton, KY, Angela Booher of Stanton, KY, Harold Danny Thomas, Jr. of Palmetto, FL, Timothy Lee (Kristin) Thomas of Elmhurst, IL, Dana (Chad) Crose of Stanton, KY, William Thomas Howell of Covington, KY, Jason Michael (Stephanie) Fisher of Lexington, KY, Jeffery Wayne Fisher of Aynor, SC and Jenny Iantha Fisher of Glasgow, KY; 23 great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Visitation will begin at 2pm Fri, May 6, 2011 and funeral service officiated by Pastor Elmer Varnadore and Associate Pastor Jack Dilbeck will be held at 6pm on Fri, May 6, 2011 at Hearne Funeral Home, Inc. 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY. A second visitation will begin at 11am with funeral services at 3:30pm on Sat, May 7, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home, Inc., 103 South 2nd Street, Williamsburg, KY. Interment will follow in New Highland Cemetery, Williamsburg, KY with Harold Thomas Jr., Timothy Thomas, Bill Howell, Jason Fisher, Corey Thomas, Chad Crose, Charles Kelly, Kevin Tipton, Bobby Mason, Bill Keaton and Barry Centers serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Robert, Kenneth, Marvin and Jimmy Thomas, Gaylon Jones, Clyde Hill, Archie Hill and Homer Powers. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc. and Croley Funeral Home, Inc.