Shirley Mae Thomas

April 29, 1931 - December 17, 2019

Shirley Mae Thomas, 88, of Del City, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK. Shirley was born April 29, 1931 in Oklahoma City, OK to Roy Oscar Wyatt and Zella Mae Wyatt and she graduated from Capitol Hill High School. On April 5, 1952 she married the love of her life Don Thomas. Shirley was employed with the same bank for multiple years. The bank started out as Stockyards Bank and had many different name changes throughout her years of work. Later when she retired it was UMB Bank. If you knew Shirley, you would know that she dedicated most of her life to her church family at St. Paul’s the Apostle Catholic Church. She had many roles throughout the years she served at the church including a religious education teacher, Eucharistic Minister, a part of the Ladies Group, the Golden Agers and was head of the St. Paul’s funeral dinners. Shirley is survived by her daughter Karen Clark and husband Ralph Clark; daughter Lisa Walker; grandchildren Laura Hill, Lauren Breeden, Christopher Thomas, Bradley Clark, and Brandon Clark; and 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Don Thomas; son Steven Don Thomas; and siblings Roy “Darrell” Wyatt and Janet Chappell. A wake service will be held at Ford Funeral Service in the Candlewood Chapel Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:30 PM. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 20, 2019 at St. Paul’s the Apostle Catholic Church with burial to follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Norman, OK.