Olivia Carrington Thomas


Olivia Carrington Thomas, 85, of Scottsburg, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 at Woodview Nursing Home. She was born in Halifax County on Oct. 28, 1934, daughter of the late William B. Carrington and Ethel Hicks Carrington. She was first married to the late Floyd W. Thomas and later married the late Robert Banks. She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church and former employee of AT&T Telephone Company.

Ms. Thomas is survived by two sisters, Joyce Siler of Sickersville, N.J. and Georgianna Dabbs of Scottsburg; two devoted nieces, Pamela Dabbs and Natasha Jennings; two special nephews, Earl Dabbs Jr. and Gregory Jennings; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Beverly Junior Carrington and Jesse Carrington and five sisters, Melissa C. Simon, Sally Whitted, Roberta Carrington, Virginia C. Owens and Edith Carrington.

A funeral will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. at Piney Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Anthony Jones as eulogist. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Public viewing will be Friday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at Jeffress Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends at 1017 Saluda’s Lane, Clover.

Arrangements by Jeffress Funeral Home.

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