Iris Laverne Thomas Toombs Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Iris Laverne Thomas Toombs of Gurdon, Arkansas, born in Curtis, Arkansas, who passed away on June 25, 2022 at the age of 95. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ira B. Thomas, Sr. and Stella Ryan Thomas; her grandson Alex; her husband Jack James Toombs of Gurdon; her daughter Julia Ann Edds; her siblings, Marjorie T. Stevenson (Curtis), Joyce T. Stiffler, Mary Ann T. Newton (Curtis), Judith T. Johnson (Dallas) and Ira B. Thomas, Jr. (Curtis); and her great grandchild Alex Michael Edds.
She is survived by: her grandson Mark Thomas Edds; her great grandchild Julia Ann Edds; her former spouse Shannon Atwood; her children, Jackson, Parker, Joshua, Owen and Jacque T. McElhaney; her grandchildren, Mark Edds (Shannon) of Maumelle, AR, Bob Freeze (Julie) of Fairborn, OH and Robyn Gross (Mark) of Foreman, AR; her great grandchildren, Julia Edds, Olivia Freeze, Myranda Gross, Jackson, Parker, Joshua, Owen Edds, Chance, Chase Gross and Robert Freeze III; her great great grandchild Ramsey Gross; and her sisters, Annette T. Dunn of Texarkana, AR and Ruth T. Barham of Hayden, CO..
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Beech Street Baptist Church, P.O. Box 408, Gurdon, AR 71743.
