Funeral services for Mrs. Beverly G. Thomas, 82, will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Rev Woods Watson will be officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mrs. Thomas was born October 27, 1927, in Union Parish and passed away on August 7, 2010 in West Monroe. She received her BA from LA Tech, her Masters from Ole Miss, and her 30+ in Education from NLU. She taught in Franklin, Concordia, and Ouachita Parish Schools in the field of elementary education for over 35 years. As a member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe, she was active in her Sunday school class, sang in the choir, and went on several mission trips with the choir traveling to Mexico, Grenada and Barbados. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Martin Thomas; parents, Leslie and Ruby Tucker Golsby, Sr.; brother, L. E. Golsby, Jr.; and a sister, Frenchie Barbour. Survivors include her three children: Gary Lynn Thomas and wife, Betty, Jo Murphrey and husband, Clark, and Barbara Gunter; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren; sister, Gloria Jones; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Ministry of Inspirational Therapy, P. O. Box 1333, West Monroe, LA 71294. Deacons of First Baptist Church of West Monroe will serve as pallbearers. A special thanks from the family to Agape Hospice, Landmark Nursing Home and Meals on Wheels. Visitation will be 5:00–7:00 PM on Monday, August 9th at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe.