A Funeral Service for Lovene Thomas of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 3:00 pm, Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Ken Burton officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, June 23, 2016, 2:00 pm until time of service.
Lovene passed away June 20, 2016, at the age of 83. She was born January 11, 1933, in Ridgely, Tennessee, the daughter of James and Rhoda Wilds Boswell. She married Amos Thomas on October 21, 1950, in East Prairie, Missouri. Lovene lived in Mountain Home since 1983, moving from Amboy, Illinois. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Mountain Home and enjoyed participating and helping out all she could. Lovene loved listening to music and dancing, gardening, spending time with her grandchildren, and made wonderful sweet tea.
Lovene is survived by her seven children, Lacretia Madding of Rock Falls, IL, Shirley (Jim) Lohse of Dixon, IL, Jerry (Mary) Thomas of Dixon, IL, Darrel Thomas of Dixon, IL, Violet (Jeff) Wingert of Dixon, IL, Darla (Darrin) Rainbolt of Flippin, AR, and Tommy (Kim) Thomas of Mountain Home, AR; sister, Mary B (Alvie) Denning of Mattoon, IL; brother, Lester Boswell of Medford, OR. Lovene had fourteen grandchildren and twenty one great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and eleven siblings.
Memorials may be made to the Paragould Childrens Home.
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at
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