Martha Kay Thomas Weaver
Henderson: Martha Kay Rhodes Thomas Weaver, age 81, died at Henderson Health and Rehab Friday afternoon March 8, 2019.
Mrs. Weaver was born and reared in the Rhodestown Community of Henderson County, the daughter of the late Finis Bryan Rhodes and Martha Hazel Ryals Rhodes Hayre and step-father the late Hartle Hayre. She went to school at Glendale and graduated from Chester High School in 1957 and attended West Tennessee Business College. She married John Howard Thomas in 1955. She worked in the garment industry for a few years and worked at ITT Grinnell for many years. Mr. Thomas died in 1986. She later married Everett Lee Weaver. She worked for Southwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency in Jackson until she retired.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She loved animals of all kinds and enjoyed arts and crafts.
She is survived by three sons; Jeff Thomas, Darryl Thomas and wife Deborah, and Greg Thomas and wife Sherry all of Henderson; two stepdaughters both of Austin,TX Marilyn Antu and husband Bobby and Janice Robertson. She was preceded in death by a son Steve Thomas in 2014. She has ten grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two sisters Thelma Peddy and Nelma Davis.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday at Shackelford Funeral Directors Crook Avenue Chapel with Glenn Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Shackelford Crook Avenue from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Henderson, Tennessee
731-989-2421