Carol THOMAS

Carol J. Thomas aka Carol Jean aka C.J. was born Sept. 2, 1951 to Carrie and Otis Thomas. She was the sibling of Otis Thomas, Jr., Linda Thomas-Burse, Lucinda Thomas, Kenneth Chisley, Shirley Nutt, and Barbara Jean Lewis and the brother-in-law of Ernie Burse.

She grew up in Lincoln Heights, Ohio where she attended Lincoln Heights High School where she successfully graduated. Carol Jean was a former employee of General Motors for 12 years and then went on to Formica where she went on to retire after 18 years. She was also very active in the community of Lincoln Heights as she participated in fund raisers for the Lincoln Heights Fire Department and also the little league baseball and football organizations in which she helped raise money to help sponsor the teams out of town trips and helped run the concessions stands for Saturday morning football games.

She was a very loving and over protective mother of her two sons Andre and Marvin Thomas and a mother figure to her nephews Donte' and Kenny West, Brian Mosley Orlando and Rashawn Williams and Lanale Nutt and also her nieces Josette and Natalya Williams and Rhonda Nutt, Dionna Mabry- Williams and the friends of her two boys. Carol Jean was the loving grandmother of six: Dasia Thomas, Maia Thomas, TeAndra Thomas, Madison Thomas, Amare Thomas and her twin Maison Thomas and two daughter in laws Tephanie Gray- Thomas and Imeisha Campbell-Thomas.

She leaves to cherish her memory: two sons Andre and Marvin, sisters Linda Sue Thomas-Burse, Lucinda (Cindy) Thomas, Barbara Jean Lewis, Uncle Courtney Thomas and family, nephews Donte West, Kenny West, William West, Javiair West, Teven West, Temar West And Tommy West Brian Mosley, Rashawn Williams, Orlando (Bug) Wiliiams, and Lanale Nutt, Orville Lewis, and Douglas Lewis Nieces Kaliyah West, Amaya West, Josette Williams, Natalya Williams Dionna Mabry-Williams, Rhonda Nutt, and Deborah Lewis and 6 Granchildren Dasia, Maia, TeAndra, Madison, Amare and Maison Thomas and her dearest friends Pat Wilson, Joyce Jordan and Lawanna Williams. Carol Jean Thomas is preceded in death by her parents Carrie and Otis Thomas, brothers Otis Thomas Jr, Kenneth Chisley, Ricky Thomas, and sister Shirley Nutt.

Visitation (9:30a) and Funeral (10am) - Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Saint Mark A.M.E. Zion Church, 9208 Daly Road, Cincinnati, OH

Professional services entrusted to W.E. Lusain Funeral Home.