Billie Kay Clark Thomas

1947 - 2023

Billie Kay Thomas

Billie Kay (Clark) Thomas, born on June 16, 1947, passed away on June 8, 2023, at Southeast Georgia Health System, in Brunswick.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Vera (Strickland) Clark; and her father, James Fleming Clark; as well as her brother, Leroy Bud Nichols.

Kay was born on June 16, 1947, in Brunswick. Growing up in Sterling and Brunswick, she graduated from Glynn Academy in 1965. She married Tommy Thomas in July that year and they moved to Camden County in 1970. They became members of Kingsland First Baptist Church where Kay faithfully served in several organizations including the Woman's Missionary Union (WMU), Girls in Actions (GAs), Vacation Bible School (VBS), and as a Sunday School teacher. Kay loved children of all ages, but her greatest joy was caring for the precious babies in the nursery. She lovingly rocked hundreds of them over many decades.

Growing up on Georgia's golden coast, Kay loved going to the beach and searching for sand dollars, shells and shark's teeth. She had the patience of Job searching every shore from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Daytona Beach, Florida, and most of the Florida panhandle. Those who loved Kay would describe her as kind, sweet, loving, caring and giving. But she would beat you at most card games and you would want her on your team in competition.

Most of all, Kay loved her family and was thrilled when she met her biological family in 2008. She was blessed with the family of her childhood, the family she gained through marriage, and then her "Hill" family which made her feel complete with the closeness of her own sisters whom she loved dearly.

Kay is survived by her loving husband, Tommy Wendel Thomas; and their two daughters, Dana (Bob) Smith and Beverly Thomas; and her grandchildren, Mitch Smith and Hannah Fry, all of Kingsland. She is also survived by her two brothers, Charles Clark of Millington, Tennessee, and Gene (Diane) Clark of Sebring, Florida; her sisters, Louise (Pat) Brandenburg of Gramacy, Missouri, Shirley (Phillip, deceased) Morris of Lake Marion, South Carolina, and Deborah (Randy) Latham of Ambrose; and many, many precious nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, June 12, 2023, at Kingsland First Baptist Church, with visitation being held one hour prior to the service.

Coastal Camden Funeral Home, in Kingsland, was in charge of the arrangements.

Family-placed obituary

The Brunswick News, June 13, 2023