Ms. Shaffon Elizabeth Thomas

September 19, 1980 - January 2, 2016

Funeral services for Ms. Shaffon Elizabeth Thomas 39, will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Greater Refuge Temple Church Of God In Christ, 408 William Hardin Road, Columbia, SC 29223. Public viewing will be Friday, January 8, 2016 from 12-7 p.m. at A. A. Dicks Funeral Home. Ms. Thomas entered into rest on Saturday, January 2, 2016. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, 2548 Main Street, Columbia is in charge of these services. Ms. Thomas was born on September 19, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York. She received her early education in the New York City Public Schools but graduated from Bishopville High School in Bishopville, South Carolina. At an early age, Shaffon attended the House of Faith Church of Holiness in Brookyln, New York but, served faithfully at Greater Refuge Temple COGIC in Columbia, South Carolina. There, she served as an usher, choir member, program committee member and youth worker. Left to cherish precious memories are: her loving son, Shareiff-Jhu Thomas; mother, Rochelle Y. (Woodrow) Dixon; three sister, Ticia, Tancia and Ebony; other siblings, Lukisha, Tiasha, Telia, Devon and Sharod; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Thomas; sunts, Robin, Cheryl, Hattie and Charise; a host of uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.