Patricia "Pat" Ingram Thomas

Patricia "Pat" Ingram Thomas, 78, longtime resident of Denham Avenue, died Friday, March 6, 2015 at Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, Tennessee. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with The Reverend Thomas S. Wilson and The Reverend Dr. Howard W. Whitaker officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 311 West Seventh Street, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born February 21, 1937 in Maury County, she was a direct descendent of Joseph Brown, one of the original settlers of Maury County. After the death of her biological father, James Clark Taylor, Jr., her mother, Elizabeth Love Taylor later married Judge Joe M. Ingram who adopted Pat and gave her the Ingram name. She attended school in Culleoka and was a 1955 graduate from Misses Howard's School for Girls in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville for two years. Pat was one of the original sales associates with Harvey's Department Store in Columbia and had worked as a substitute teacher at Columbia Military Academy. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church where she served three terms as Parish Life Chairman and was Nursery Director for several years. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. "Bob" Thomas of Columbia; daughter, Elizabeth Jackson "Beth" Thomas of Columbia; son, Robert Michael "Mike" Thomas of Columbia; sister-in-law, Gean Thomas of Columbia; and several cousins. Honorary pallbearers include Steven LeFever, John Kirk LeFever, Freddie Rich, William T. "Butch" Ellis, Enoch George, Harold Woosley, Mack Greene, Brett Wilson, Wallace Tillman, Mack Rochelle, Edward McClellan, Douglas Anderson, Garry McPeak, staffs of Perry County Nursing Home, Perry County Community Hospital, and Maury Regional Emergency Medical Services.