Katherine Ivy Thomas, age 72, of Lake Brownwood died Friday evening at the Brownwood Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Her body will be cremated under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home of Early and no public service will be held.
She was born August 31, 1940 in Fairfield, Texas the daughter of Fred and Viola Huckabee Ivy. She was married to Charles Thomas in 1955 in Ropesville, Texas and had been a resident of Brown County since 1974. She was a Licensed Vocational Nurse working at the Brownwood Regional Medical Center for many years prior to his retirement. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Early.
She loved to fish and spend time with the grandchildren and was known for her loving and kind spirit to the patients she nursed.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Thomas of Lake Brownwood 1 Daughter – Cathy Summers and husband Eric of Lake Brownwood
3 Sons – David Thomas of Lake Brownwood
Curtis Thomas and wife Gail of Brownwood
Freddie Thomas and Brownwood
3 Grandchildren, Cory, Shawna, and Julianne
Sister – Joyvern Wilson of Las Cruces, New Mexico
Brother – J. P. Ivy of Fairfield, Texas
She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Dave Thomas.