Agnes Thomas

Agnes Amilea Guider Thomas, age 95, of Marietta, Georgia passed away August 31, 2018. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Chapel in Marietta, Ga. with Rev. Rodney Carson officiating. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Emmett “Shorty” Thomas; daughter, Wilma Lee Thomas; sons, Hubert Ray Thomas, William Larry Thomas, and James Roscoe Thomas; parents, Edd and Ellen Guider; bothers, Kenneth Paul Guider, Earl Houston Guider, John Glen Guider; and sister, Allene Guider Purdy.
She is survived by son, Charles Thomas, Mableton Ga.; daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Oley Lynn, Marietta Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Bonnie Thomas, Mableton, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Cathy Thomas, Powder Springs, Ga.; son, Terry Thomas, Marietta, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Perry and Debra Thomas; Douglasville, Ga. daughter-in-laws, Mildred Thomas, Austell, Ga. and Angel Thomas, Acworth, Ga., brother and sister-in-law, Clifton and Myrtle Guider, Lenoir City, Tn., 24 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and 23 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Prior to moving to Georgia in 1966, she worked for Bacon’s Cotton Mill, Bacon’s Hosier Mill and the Broadway Café and Ice House in Lenoir City, Tn. After moving to Georgia, she provided in-home childcare for several people until she went to work full-time in 1980 for Lathem Time Corporation. She absolutely loved working there and loved the people she worked with. She was a dedicated, hard-working employee and was recognized as “Employee of the Month” on at least one occasion. She retired in 1993 and was able to enjoy 25 years of retirement doing the things she loved.
She loved bowling, gardening, working in her yard, “digging in the dirt” with her plants and flowers, embroidery work, and making her hand-crafted paper roses. Of all the hobbies she had, being in her kitchen was her favorite. She absolutely loved cooking and loved to see people eat. She called her kitchen “Granny’s Country Kitchen.” She’s baked hundreds of cakes for friends, family members, doctors, etc. and was affectionately known as the “cake lady.” This is a title she wore proudly!
Through it all, her faith and family was the most important. Her unconditional love was second to none. She loved well and was well loved and will be greatly missed.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to one of the following…
Macular Degeneration @ https://macularhope.org/donate-today/
American Heart Association @ https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/donatenow_heart_alt.html&s_src=nav
Breast Cancer @ https://donate.nationalbreastcancer.org/