Sara "Nellie" Thomas

Sara "Nellie" Thomas, 86, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the beloved wife of Walter L. Thomas with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Drumore Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Virginia J. Wagner Graybeal.

Nellie was a resident of Cochranville most of her life and a 1941 graduate of the Cochranville High School. She was a member of the Cochranville Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, the Cochranville United Methodist Church and the Cochranville United Methodist Women.

She is survived, in addition to her husband, by three children: Louise T. Cherry of N.Y., Arlene T., wife of Robert Mendenhall of Gap and Walter L. Thomas Jr. and wife Amy of Little Britain, 19 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter, two siblings, Martin W. Graybeal of Ormond Beach, FL and Beulah Romans of Downingtown, Pa. and one son-in-law Robert Prouse of Dagsboro, DE. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Janet T. Prouse and Donna K. Shaub and five brothers, Preston, Robert, Walter, Charles and Wiley Graybeal.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. from the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA followed by interment at the Cochranville Methodist Cemetery. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing at the funeral home from 1:00pm to the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cochranville United Methodist Women, P.O. Box 417, Cochranville, PA 19330.

Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com