Valerie Lynn Thomas, 32, of Prosperity, died Thursday, October 29, 1998, at Presbyterian Medical Center, after a 10-year illness. Miss Thomas was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was a 1985 graduate of McGuffey High School. She had attended United Cerebral Palsey. Miss Thomas had been an avid horseman and was formerly active in 4-H Golden Hoofs. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are three sisters, Vanessa Batey of Prosperity, Melanie Finney of Ten Mile and Melissa Szygenda of East Finley; and several nieces and nephews. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, October 30, 1998Valerie Lynn Thomas
McGuffey High School graduate
She was born in Washington February 25, 1966, a daughter of Harold A. and Mildred Polen Thomas of Prosperity.