Edna Thigpen Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Edna Thigpen (Fort Wayne, Indiana), born in Tyler, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 95, on November 30, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Edna Thigpen or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Rachel Harrison and George Harrison; her husband Eugene Thigpen; her children, Richard Smiley, Sylvester Jones and Elaine Smiley; her granddaughter Montoya Smiley; her great grandchild Kamiya Smiley; her siblings, Sam, Shed, George, Jessie, Lucille, Ruby and BettyMae; and her brother-in-law James Hrabowski.

She is survived by: her children, Walter Smiley (Jackie), George Smiley (Suretha), Ellen Smiley, Charles Smiley (Joann), Chester Smiley (Carolyn), Robert Smiley, Denise Harris (Robert) and John Smiley (Nikkitta); and her siblings, Maude Cowan, Arthurene Atkins, Arcola Peoples, Rachel Davis (Cecil), Ocie Spearman, Ruth Fleming, Lucy Hrabowski and Joe Harrison. She is also survived by 100 grandchildren, over 160 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.