Phyllis Jean (Bradley) Thomas

Phyllis Jean Thomas (nee Bradley), 85 years of age, of Southington, Ohio passed away peacefully Friday, May 12th, 2023 with family by her side. She was born in Garrettsville, Ohio on June 10th, 1937 to the late Gordon Bradley and Arlene Rufener.

She grew up in Chagrin Falls as a child and moved to Bainbridge Township in the 5th grade, where she attended and graduated from Kenston High School. Her passions included cooking, baking, sewing, and creating numerous “Grammy’s special baby blankets”, that many of her older grandchildren still have today. Phyllis continued to make many more special baby blankets for every great and great-great-grandchild.  

Phyllis was employed for 10 years as a baker at Kenston Middle School. She also spent many years working at Kids Club in Bainbridge where she absolutely loved taking care of babies. Phyllis lived a long and fulfilled life as a wife, mother, and grandmother, as these were her lifelong desires and cherished living long enough to enjoy her great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

She will be dearly missed by: her high school sweetheart and loving husband of 68 years, Charles L. Thomas even though Phyllis would always say “we have been together for 71 years since our Sophomore year in high school”; sons, Kim (Karen) of Mantua, Ohio, Tomi (Mary Lou) of Huntsburg, Ohio, David of Clemmons, NC, sister, Bonnie Simmons of Poquoson, VA; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Phyllis is preceded in death by her daughter, Pegi Brown (Russell) of Huntsburg, Ohio and sister, Carol Reitz of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD FROM 11AM-2PM, SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2023 AT ADAM HALL, 11455 EAST WASHINGTON ST., CHAGRIN FALLS, OHIO 44023.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Phyllis’ memory are requested to be made to the Hospice of the Western Reserve, http://www.hospicewr.org. 

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