| Location | Des Moines,iowa |
| Age | 77 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 09/04/1930 |
| Date of Death | 17/11/2007 |
| Visitors | 1,397 since 20/07/2009 |
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Colleen Thomas died Saturday in the arms of her four loving daughters and with her son Clarence in her heart and thoughts after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Colleen was born April 9, 1930 in Des Moines. She was a life long resident of Des Moines. Colleen retired from Naomi Wright Day Care in 1995. She enjoyed cooking and crafts, but most of all loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Colleen is survived by her husband, Virgil; four daughters, Sherri (Kelley) Foust, Shanel (David) Dearinger, Kelly (Clark) Shockley and Berneice Thomas; son, Clarence Thomas; eleven grandchildren and eleven great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Irene Williams; her brother, Leon Williams; her grandson, Joseph Wetzel and her great-grandson, David McElvogue
We love you!
Hi Mommy, we will stand strong and together and together we will prevail. We will always love you!!
oxxoxooxoxox
mom
Hi mom, looks like your all over the place. As always i love you and miss you. I'm fixing a big roast today as you always did on sundays. Rest well my love. xoxoxoxoxxoxoxo
Goodbye is the saddest words.
Mamma
You gave life to me
Turned a baby into a lady
Mamma
All you had to offer
Was the promise of a lifetime of love
Now I know
There is no other
Love like a mother's love for her child
And I know
A love so complete
Someday must leave
Must say goodbye
Goodbye's the saddest word I'll ever hear
Goodbye's the last time I will hold you near
Someday you'll say that word and I will cry
It'll break my heart to hear you say goodbye
Mamma
You gave love to me
Turned a young one into a woman
Mamma
All I ever needed
Was a guarantee of you loving me
'Cause I know
There is no other
Love like a mother's love for her child
And it hurts so
That something so strong
Someday will be gone, must say goodbye
Goodbye's the saddest word I'll ever hear
Goodbye's the last time I will hold you near
Someday you'll say that word and I will cry
It'll break my heart to hear you say goodbye
But the love you gave me will always live
You'll always be there every time I fall
You are to me the greatest love of all
You take my weakness and you make me strong
And I will always love you 'til forever comes
And when you need me
I'll be there for you always
I'll be there your whole life through
I'll be there this I promise you, Mamma
Mamma, I'll be
I'll be your beacon through the darkest nights
I'll be the wings that guide your broken flight
I'll be your shelter through the raging storm
And I will love you 'till forever comes
Goodbye's the saddest word I'll ever hear
Goodbye's the last time I will hold you near
Someday you'll say that word and I will cry
It'll break my heart to hear you say goodbye
'Till we meet again...
Until then...
Goodbye
I Miss You!
I Only Wanted You
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
I Love You So Much
Goodnight Mom,I love you and miss you so much,I'am canning and I miss calling to get tips from you,I love you More,More.
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