Elizabeth "Liz" Thomas Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral Services for Elizabeth Thomas will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2012 at Friendship Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Promised Land Cemetery. Liz was born November 25, 1963 in Ridgeway, South Carolina to Delores Corley Thomas and the late Ulayse Thomas, Sr. She entered into eternal rest on November 5, 2012. "Liz", as she is affectionately known by her family and friends, attended the public schools of Richland County and graduated from A. C. Flora High School. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where she was baptized. "Liz" was the rock of the family and was known as "Super Woman". She dedicated her time helping displaced children as a Guardian ad Litem. Elizabeth was loved in the Gonzales Gardens Community where she enjoyed cheering for the community's basketball team. A lover of sports and games, she played volleyball, softball and spades at family and friends' gatherings and cookouts. Elizabeth had an entrepreneurial mind and created her own cleaning business. She formally worked at INS and USC. "Liz" leaves to cherish wonderful memories: her mother, Delores C. Thomas of Columbia, SC; daughters, Kaneisha Shetyus Thomas also of Columbia SC and Natalya Pugh of Raleigh, NC; their father, Gregory Pugh; three grandchildren, Jo'Siah and Si'Era Thomas and Jamari Batts; four sisters, Evon Day, Daisy Smith, Barbara Thomas and Marilyn (Willie) Harris; five brothers, Eugene (Samara), Tyrone (Angela), Ulayse, Jr. and Jermaine Thomas and James Wilson all of Columbia, SC; an aunt, Florence Haygood of Winnsboro, SC; an uncle, William "Sonny" (Gert) Corely of Philadelphia, PA; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Elizabeth "Liz" Thomas

November 25, 1963 - November 5, 2012