Sylvia Jean Thomas

Mrs. Sylvia Jean Thomas, age 86, of Murray, Kentucky, formerly of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord surrounded by family on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Towne Square Care of Puryear in Puryear, Tennessee.

Mrs. Thomas was born on June 11, 1939, in Charleston, Kentucky to the late William Orville Lynn and Lillian (Morse) Lynn. She was the former director of the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center and retired from the Murray State University Housing Department. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Mrs. Thomas was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. The joy of her life was supporting her husband Kenny and her oldest son Steve in their motorcycle racing, and her youngest son Terry in his musical career. She loved to travel and meet new people and was a joy to everyone she encountered.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenny Thomas; two sisters, Shirley Bruce and Joyce Walker; as well as one brother, Raymond Lynn.

Survivors include two sons, Steve Thomas and wife Carla of Murray, Kentucky and Terry Thomas and wife Michelle of Nashville, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Cari Smith and husband Nathan, Kristen Bradshaw and husband Marion, and Lauren Olberding and husband Jeffrey; as well as six great-grandchildren, Collins Smith, Dawson Smith, Abby Ricalday, Audriana Bradshaw, Scarlett Bradshaw, and Isabella Olberding.

A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center, 127 South Main Street, Dawson Springs, Kentucky 42408.

Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com