Della Mae Johns Thomas, 86, transitioned into eternal
rest, Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 4:01 a.m. at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake Charles, La.
Viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2020. Funeral follows at 11 a.m. at Zion Travelers Baptist Church in Mamou, La. The Rev.
Allen W. Ben, Officiator.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by one daughter, Anita Faye Richard Guillory (Lindburgh) Mamou, La.; two grandgaughters, Colette LaDel Papillion (Chad) Tomball, Texas, Alonna LaTrice Richard, Mamou, La.; three
great-grandkids, Jaden Taylor Papillion, Zoie Lyn Yarbough, Cohen Jeremiah Richard; one brother, Bervic B. Johns Sr. (Verdie) Chicago, Illinois; four stepchildren, Barry W. Thomas (Sandy) Lake Charles, La., Jerome K. Thomas, Port Allen, La., Kimberly
P. Banks, Lake Charles, La., Delaney Thomas, Lake Charles, La.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband Welton Thomas, her mother Doffus Fields Johns, her father Zeno Johns and four sisters: Helen Grace Frank, Bertha Jo Johns
Davis, Thelma Elizabeth Johns Dunn, and Gladys Deshotel. Also preceded in death were her three step-sons, Terry Glenn Thomas, Carl Thomas, Curley Ray Thomas.
Interment will be at Ninth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Ville Platte,
La.
Entrusted by Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah, La.