Mrs Betty Lou Thames

November 3, 1932 - January 26, 2018

Betty Lou Thames Lena, MS Betty Lou Thames, 85, owner of K & B Antiques, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at Neshoba Nursing Home in Philadelphia. Visitation is 6:00 to 9:00 pm Sunday at Wilcox Funeral Home. Graveside services are 10:00 am Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at Lakewood Memorial, 6011 Clinton Blvd with Bro. Randy Jones officiating. Mrs. Thames was a native of Good Hope and attended Lena High School. She retired from Packard Electric and from K & B Antiques, which she and her husband co-founded. Betty had a green thumb with a love for roses; she was meticulous seamstress, loved antiquing with her husband and buddies, Jan and Alice Honea. She loved playing and watching girls high school basketball. She was an amazing cook. She had a fierce love and loyalty for her family and an unwavering faith in her Lord Jesus Christ. She was a member of Lena Baptist Church Survivors include: her husband, Kenneth Thames of Lena; 6 children, Jo Ann O'Cain(Travis) of Lena, Edward Dowell(Dale)of Good Hope, Lisa Barras (Kevin)of Baton Rouge, Dale "Doc" Thames (Anita)of Terry, Deborah "Dee Dee" Vaughn (Michael of Daphne, AL, and Pamela "Pam" Porterfield of Tyler, TX; sister, Mary Summers of Walnut Grove; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.