Faye Marie Thomas

FAYE MARIE THOMAS, 86, ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA, PASSED PEACEFULLY ON JULY 2, 2023. FAYE WAS BORN TO CLYDE ALBERT AND LENNIE MAE FRANKLIN IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA ON JUNE 13, 1937.  SHE MARRIED HER LOVING HUSBAND OF 62 YEARS, KENNETH ALLEN THOMAS, ON AUGUST 11, 1956.  THEY RELOCATED TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN 1965, AND TO ORANGE PARK IN 1978.  HAVING DEVOTED HER LIFE TO HOMEMAKING AND RAISING HER FOUR CHILDREN, SHE WILL BE BEST REMEMBERED AS A DEVOTED AND LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, GREAT GRANDMOTHER, AND FRIEND.  

FAYE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, KENNETH ALLEN (2018), HER SON, KENNETH ANDREW (2022), AND HER GRANDSON DREW GARRETT (2013).  SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SON MARK ALLEN (KAREN) OF TALLAHASSEE, HER DAUGHTER TERRY HURLEY OF FLEMING ISLAND, HER DAUGHTER MARTHA LEINONEN OF FLEMING ISLAND, HER GRANDDAUGHTERS MAKENZIE MOORE (STAN), CRESSA THOMAS, LAUREN LEINONEN, HER GRANDSON BRETT THOMAS, AND HER SEVEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.  

THE FAMILY IS PLANNING A MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF BOTH FAYE AND KENNETH AT A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.