Catherine T. Thurmond

Mrs. Catherine Toole Thurmond, of Washington, entered into rest Monday, May 29, 2023, at The Tignall House Personal Care Home in Tignall.

Mrs. Thurmond was born in Wilkes County on July 4, 1926.  She was the widow of William Allen Thurmond, Jr., and was the daughter of the late Rebecca Toole.

She graduated as Valedictorian from Washington High School and then worked at Pet Dairy in the Accounting Department from which she retired.

Mrs. Thurmond was a member of the Washington First Baptist Church and loved helping in the Primary Department with the five year old children which she did for nearly fifty years.  She was also a faithful member of the Rhetta Gresham Mission Circle.  She was an avid reader and historian to all her friends, and could tell them everything about the people, homes, and events in Wilkes County.  She loved remembering births, birthdays, and important events of all her friends and their children.

She is survived by two nephews, James Anthony O’Neal, of Greensboro, and Jack M. Thurmond, Jr., of Washington; and three nieces, Becky Elizabeth Murray, Judy Spain, of Union Point, and Connie Huff.

Funeral services will be Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hopkins Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Newsome officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery,  There will be a visitation at the funeral home chapel from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington First Baptist Church Children’s Ministry at P.O. Box 603, Washington, Ga. 30673.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the Tignall House and its staff for the excellent and loving care they provided during her stay there.

Hopkins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Catherine T. Thurmond.