Doris (Ramsey) Thomas, age 71, of Dodson went to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 24, 2023.  Doris was a nurse at Jackson Manor Nursing Home for 28 years and worked in healthcare as a nurse for over 40 years.  She loved the Lord and getting to attend church.  She liked to pass time doing word searches to keep her mind sharp.  If you knew her you loved her.  She never met a stranger and she loved everyone.  Doris was a kind heart that would help anyone she could and would take anyone into her home and heart.  She loved her family, above all else and adopted many people into her family throughout her lifetime.  She especially loved and doted her affection on her grandkids and great grandkids.  She enjoyed every moment watching them grow.  She also loved dogs and enjoyed spending time with her fur-babies, Po and Sassy.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Nicole McKaskle of Carthrage, Tx, Aimee Norman and husband Chris of Weston, La, Joseph Thomas and wife of Katy, Tx, Candyce Brown and husband Jr. of Dodson, La; grandchildren, Dakota McKaskle, Hannah Norman, Benjamin Guyotte, Johnathan Norman, Regina Guyotte, Jordan Norman, Ashley Lamkin, Angela Norman, Caryne McKaskle, Jamie Potts, Kylie Carpenter; great grandchildren, Kristofer Lamkin, Izabella Brooks, Ellie Sutton, Averi Brooks, Orion Dotson, Imogen Dotson; sister, Dorothy Gordon and husband Robert; a host of nieces, nephews, adopted grandchildren, adopted great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Stafford "Pete" Thomas; daughter, Regina Thomas; great grandson, Timothy Lamkin; parents, Eugene and Ruth (Ayres) Ramsey; brother, Lonnie Ramsey.

Friends may visit with the family on Monday, August 28, 2023 in the chapel of Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home from 4:00 until 8:00PM.  Funeral services are set for Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10:00AM in the chapel with Bro. Billy McBride officiating.  Burial will follow in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home.

Serving the family as pallbearers will be Johnathan Norman, Jordan Norman, Benjamin Guyotte, Jamie Potts, Luke Lowery, Dustin McMillan.  Brandon Lamkin and Robert Harmon will serve as an honorary pallbearers.