Glenna Rae White Thomas

Glenna Rae White Thomas Glenna Rae White (Na) Thomas, 82, went to be with the love of her life, our dad, on September 26th in Grand Junction, Colorado after a brief illness. Glenna was born on July 20, 1942, in Hotchkiss, Colorado to Frank Bates and Clarabelle Short Bates. She married a tall cowboy named Tommy White they had four children, Cricket (Kent) Green, Jerry (Heather Jo) White, Colleen (Gregg) Tibbetts and Pamela (Marty) Seely and was extremely involved in all their and their grandchildren's lives. The White Ranch and her home in Fruita were summer homes to many children who Glenna "fostered" which became wonderful memories for all those that visited. She was a mother to many and a grandmother to all. After Tommy passed, she married Lanny Thomas and moved to Fruita, Colorado and worked beside him at Valley Livestock Auction. His children, stepdaughters Jackie (Chuck) Hoisington, Millie (Mike) Custer, Wyndy Harris, and stepson Dan (Jennifer) Thomas, and her best friend Jeanine Waggoner Thomas, many grandchildren and great grandchildren all welcomed her to their family, and she adored all of them. She is survived by her best friend and sister Kathleen Engstrom, who she talked to every day. Brother, Harley Bates, and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many cousins who were lifetime friends. She is preceded in death by her husbands Tommy White and Lanny Thomas, beloved daughter Pamela Seely, parents Frank Bates and Clarabelle Blanchard, stepfather Harley Blanchard, sister Wilma Collins, brothers Jimmy Bates and Jeff Bates.

Na was so grateful for the love and friendships she made in and around Fruita and will be missed.

A graveside service for Glenna will be held Friday, October 4th at 11:00 am at the White Family Cemetery located at Mile Post 14 Highway 128 Moab, UT near Red Cliffs Lodge. The family request

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