Betty Lou Thomas

Betty Lou Thomas, 93 of Lake City, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City. Mrs. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Columbia County and the tenth of twelve children to the late Joseph Perry Williamson and Minnie Jessie Davis Williamson. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and attended the Price Creek Ward. Mrs. Thomas worked for many years at her church, as a bus driver for the Columbia County School Board and for many local hotels in Lake City. In her spare time she loved working in her yard, doing crossword puzzles and was an exceptional cook. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over 50 years, Roy Thomas; seven brothers; and three sisters.

Survivors include her children, Joseph Roy Thomas (Joy), James C. “Jimbo” Thomas (Karyl), Jeffery Neil Thomas (Lauri”, Rebecca Brooks (Alan) and Barbara Meeks (Alvin) all of Lake City; one sister, Mary Louise Duke of Pensacola; 17 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas will be conducted on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Old Country Club Road. Interment will follow at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. A time of visitation with the family will be Thursday evening, November 12, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.