Mrs. Della Mae Mattingly Thomas, age 86, of Lebanon, KY. passed away Monday, August 29, 2011 at the Village of Lebanon Nursing Center. She was born on May 24, 1925 in Raywick, KY. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker, a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, and a member of the Daughters of Isabella.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Frances Downs Mattingly; six sisters, Roberta Edelen, Hazel Leake, Lois Mattingly, Teresa Mattingly, Lil DeGraff, Ann Faulkner; two brothers, Marion and Michael (Mac) Mattingly; one great-granddaughter, Maggie Grace George.
Survivors include husband, Clifton Thomas, of Lebanon, KY; three sons, Jimmy (Paula) Thomas, of Lebanon, KY, John (Beverly) Thomas, of Lebanon, KY, Kevin (Eileen) Thomas, of Louisville, KY; three daughters, Pam (Mike) Mattingly, of Lexington, KY, Ann Carol Blair, of Louisville, KY, Deb (Dennis) Brock, of Clarksville, IN; fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren also survive.
A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at St. Augustine Catholic Church,
officiated by Rev. Jerry Bell. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 Wednesday evening by Deacon Joe Dant.
In lieu of flowers, they family suggests that donations may be made to: Mass of the Air or The American Diabetic Association.