Victoria Joy Peterson

1926 - 2011  (85 years)

• Name	Victoria Joy Peterson
  Born	19 Oct 1926	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Oct 2011	Michigan, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I206589	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family	Gerald Bernard Thomas,   b. 31 Aug 1924, Genesee County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 2004, Lennon, Genesee County, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1947	Indiana, USA
  Children	1. Dr. Gerald Thomas   2. Mary Beth Thomas   3. Michael Thomas   4. Jeanne Thomas
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F21358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. THOMAS, Victoria Joy - of Flint / Lennon, age 85, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at Fostrian Manor after a lengthy illness. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Joy was born in Flint, Michigan on October 19, 1926. When she was 5 years old her family moved to Atlanta, Michigan to farm. Joy was Salutatorian of her high school class and received a full scholarship to Central Michigan University. Joy married Gerald (Tommy) Thomas in Angola, Indiana in 1947. She later went back to school and graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mrs. Thomas taught school for 15 years at Beecher Schools, mainly at Buell Elementary as a 4th grade teacher. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. Surviving are: children, Dr. Gerald (Carol) Thomas, Mary Beth (John) Atkinson, Michael (Virginia) Thomas, and Jeanne (Bruce) de Graaf; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; sisters, Jean, Jacqueline, and Joann. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald (Tommy) Thomas, and by her brothers, Norman and Fred. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.brownfh.com.