Patricia Baldwin Thames

Published 12:01 am Sunday, July 10, 2011

BROOKHAVEN — Services for Patricia Baldwin Thames, 69, of Ruth, who died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Haven Hall Nursing Home in Brookhaven, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Brookhaven.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello.

Visition will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the church.

Thames was a member of Eastern Star, Topisaw Order No. 326 and was a beloved teacher for many years. She retired from the Natchez public school system after 30 years of teaching. A member of the faculty of Southern Mississippi Natchez Branch, she worked as a teacher in Woodville for two years.

Thames was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Douglas “Doug” Baldwin and Elizabeth Graber Baldwin.

Survivors include her husband, Doyle Thames; one sister, Josephine Young of Natchez; and one brother, Doug “Buddy” Baldwin of Brandon.