Rachel Pate Thomas Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 10, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Rachel Pate Thomas of Winston Salem, North Carolina, born in Davidson, North Carolina. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Thelma Mae Tuttle Banks and Melvin Pate Page, Sr.; her husband Henry Lee Thomas; her siblings, Ruby Jean Tuttle, Katie Frances DeLapp and Palmer Page; her stepdaughter Sonya Sanders-Neal; and her friend Wilhemina Douglas.
She is survived by: her daughters, Evangelist Antoine Johnson (Elder Stanley) of Thomasville, NC and ShaDonna Thomas of Winston-Salem, NC; her stepchildren, Van Leonard (Joyce Hargrave) of Winston-Salem, NC and Pascha Leonard of Winston-Salem, NC; her brothers, Melvin Pate Page, Jr. of Midway, NC and Lonnie Ray Page of Midway, NC; her grandchildren, O'Mauria Thomas, Cardarris Thomas (Antoinette), Jaquanna Thomas Felder (Troy), Craig Hogan, Janiah Craig, Monterrius Thomas, Takira Sanders, A'Jayla Leonard, Ezekiel Boyd, Amiya Cody and Marquis Cody; her aunts, Evangelist Christine Talbert and Corina DeLapp (Forcie); her siblings-in-law, Bernice Tuttle, Donnice Lindsay (Clifton), Linda Carol Smith and Anthony Roberts; and her friends, Patricia Ann Young, Jackie Marsh and Pearl Hayes. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren.
Beyond her contributions to the church, Rachel will be fondly remembered for her love of sharing small joys with her neighbors: from ice-cold Pepsis on summer days to giving out popsicles, strawberry pies, and her signature mac-n-cheese.
