Doris Cates Thomas Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Doris Zolene Cates Thomas, age 88, went to be with her Lord peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2022 in her home in Jupiter, FL. She was born on October 4, 1933 in Statesville, NC to the late John Ivey Cates and Ida Lou Hoover Cates. She was the youngest of ten children. After graduating from Celeste Henkel School in 1951, she worked as a bookkeeper at Davis Hospital and Southern Screw Company. On October 14, 1956, she married her loving husband of 61 years, Roy C Thomas and they moved to Maryland where she worked as an administrative assistant. In 1965 she became a stay home mother and house wife. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Roy C Thomas, son Steven Wesley Thomas, parents, brothers and sisters. She will be remembered as an exceptional wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her children Alice Elaine Thomas Thompson and Kevin Wayne Thomas, sister Reba Nell Cates Josey, grandchildren Steven Charles Wise Thomas (Shannon McGough), Melissa Anne Williams (Henry F Williams Jr.), and Brianna Elizabeth Thompson and great-grandchildren Chastidy Lynn Williams, Jasmine Kay Williams, Zolena Marie Williams, and Cassidy Rose Thomas. The family will greet family and friends from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on June 4th, 2022 at Troutman Funeral Home, Troutman, NC. The funeral service will be held on June 4th, 2022 at 2:30 pm at Mt Hermon Lutheran Church, Statesville, NC. Burial to follow. So go and run free with the angels Dance around the golden clouds For the Lord has chosen you to be with him And we should feel nothing but proud Although he has taken you from us And our pain a lifetime will last Your memory will never escape us But make us glad for the time we did have Your face will always be hidden Deep inside our hearts Each precious moment you gave us Shall never, ever depart So go and run free with the angels As they sing so tenderly And please be sure to tell them

Doris Cates Thomas

October 4, 1933 - May 29, 2022