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| Thomas, Meredith Lynn 241341 |
| Birth: 02/27/1987 Death: 06/06/2007 Marriage: |
| Cemetery: Sylvan (NOT PLOTTED) |
| Record Source: The Paris News |
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If you copy this information, please cite this as your source: Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (05/12/2025) |
| Notes THE PARIS NEWS, June 08, 2007: "Meredith Lynn Thomas, 20, of Denton, passed from this life on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Denton Regional Medical Center. Starrett Funeral Home conducts a service in memory and celebration of her life at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Atkins, the Rev. Mike Fortenberry and the Rev. David Rucker officiating. Interment follows in the Sylvan Cemetery. The family receives friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born Feb. 27, 1987, in Paris, a daughter of Billy and Kelly McAllister Thomas. She was a 2005 graduate of North Lamar High School, where she was class salutatorian, played basketball and volleyball. An avid, determined student, she was continuing her studies at the University of North Texas, Denton, where she was devoted fully to her studies in pursuit of an accounting degree, even while working full time at Denton First State Bank. She was loved by her banking family, who were among her greatest supporters. She had a special way of touching people's hearts, and was a ray of sunshine. She had many interests and avocations, among which was her leadership as a Red Cross Lifeguard, Texas U.I.L. competition, gymnastics at Paris School of Gymnastics and was the winner of many medals in State Competition and many academic honors and awards. She was a member of East Paris Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a grandfather, J. B. Thomas; three great-grandmothers, Edith Harris, Gladys Thomas and Thelma McAllister; and a great-grandfather, Ray Anderson. She is survived by her mother, Kelly Lyon and husband Tim, of Paris; her father, Billy Thomas of Blossom; two sisters, Jordan Leigh Thomas, of New London, Conn., and Catherine Grace Thomas, of Blossom; grandparents, Jack and JoAnn McAllister of Paris, Craig and Linda Avery, of Cordova, Tenn., and C. A. 'Red' and Valerie Dempsey of Paris, and Margie Lyon of Paris; her great-grandmother, Nan Anderson, of Cordova, Tenn.; aunts and uncles, Lisa McAllister of Paris, Randy McAllister of Farmersville, Livia Thomas of Castro Valley, Calif., Angie and Warren Pattison of Tampa, Fla., Kevin and Laura Woodroof of San Jose, Costa Rica, and Scott and Kristin Avery of Abilene; a great-uncle, Mike Anderson of Paris; cousins, Austin Strube, Sara Strube, Allison Strube, Bailie McAllister and Nicole Anderson; an d a special friend, Jonathan Jackson of Powderly. Named to serve as pallbearers will be Austin Strube, Timothy Carpenter, Jason Jeter, Jonathan Jackson, Randy McAllister and Jason Buchovecky. If desired, memorial gifts may be given to the Lamar County chapter of the American Red Cross, 2673 North Main, Paris, TX 75460, or the North Lamar Education Foundation, 3201 Lewis Lane, Paris, TX 75462. Friends and family are invited to register condolences in Meredith's Book of Memories at www.starrettfunerals.com." |