Bettye Ann Mayfield Thomas, 76 of New Hope, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at a Chattanooga hospital.
The daughter of the late Robert Jeff and Ada Mason Mayfield, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Fannie Graham and Catherine Holder and one brother, John Robert Mayfield.
She was a member of Holly Avenue United Methodist Church, where she had been a member of the UMW and was a vital member of the Hospitality Committee. A member of the Order of the Easter Star and the South Pittsburg Ladies Club, she was a former employee of W.R. Grace Company and the South Pittsburg Housing Authority, and a substitute teacher at SPES and SPHS.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Thomas, of New Hope; two daughters, Terry (Chris) Woodfin, of Chapel Hill, NC, Tina (Danny) Rich, of Stevenson, AL; grandchildren, Chase and Chelsea Woodfin, Linnzi and Brandi Rich; sisters-in-law, Betty Sue Matthews and Rose Mayfield; brother and sister-in-law, Jerry (Myra) Thomas.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 1, from 4-8 p.m. central time at Rogers Funeral Home in South Pittsburg.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, July 2, at 10 a.m. central time at Holly Avenue United Methodist Church with Reverend Bill Stone and Reverend Lyle White officiating. Interment will be in New Hope Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Holly Avenue United Methodist Church, PO Box 189, South Pittsburg, TN 37380.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.