Mrs. Lois Thrash

THRASH, Mrs. Lois - Age 98, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 424 Kennelworth Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Min. Paul Todd officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Saturday. Mrs. Thrash will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday. Lois Thrash, culinarian, gardener, hat-lover and social butterfly was born on June 25, 1918 in LaGrange Georgia, the daughter of Charlie and Alberta (Cameron) Freeman. She was married to Joseph Thrash for over 60 years and had four children. Lois moved to Flint, Michigan in 1944 and worked at Art Craft Press. She became a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in 1945 and served the congregation as the Vice-President of the Bereavement Club, member of the Floral Club member of the Missionary. Etched in memory is the taste of her corn-bread dressing, homemade rolls, and infamous caramel cake. If you were fortunate enough to receive a Mason Jar of Lois’ chow-chow, made with green tomatoes from her garden, you were loved. Lois enjoyed talking on the phone to her sister and friends, and traveling to her family reunions and to Las Vegas. Lois Thrash leaves to cherish her memory: sons, Joseph (Ruth) Thrash, Charles Thrash and Arthur (Gloria) Thrash; 9 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Pauline Todd; brother, Nelson Herndon; nephew, Rev. Paul (Jawana) Todd; sister-in-law, Grace Dallas; cousin, Alberta Ogletree; a host of other relatives and friends. Lois is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Thrash; daughter, Juanita Batson; grandsons, Michael Thrash, Charles Thrash and Jerome (Monesa) Batson; great-grandson, Justyn Edmonds; mother, Alberta (Cameron) Freeman; father, Charlie Freeman; brother, Elminer Freeman; daughter-in-law, Connie Hutchins; nephews, Nelson Herndon Jr. and Lewis Byrd; and best friend, Victoria Pickard. The family would like to express a special thanks to Patty Leones who took care of Lois with such love and compassion and improved her quality of life in her last years.

Mrs. Lois Thrash

June 25, 1918 - March 5, 2017