From the Journal kept by daughter, A. A. Thomas, during the battle with cancer
May 4, 2011 at 11:50 AM,
Ms. Alberta breathed her last earthly breath. Died of
cancer, Stanton, Powell County, KY
2011 May 7, 2011 buried
in New Highland Cemetery, Williamsburg, KY
Yes, on Derby
Day.
2011 May 6
Obituary
Published in Lexington
Herald-Leader on May 6, 2011 – Posted 5-7-2012
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 2 pm Fri, May 6, 2011 and funeral service, officiated by Pastor
Elmer Varnadore and Associate Pastor Jack Dilbeck, will be held at 6 pm on Fri,
May 6, 2011 at Hearne Funeral Home, Inc. 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY.
A second visitation will begin at 11 am with funeral services at 3:30 pm 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.