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Shirley J. Thomas, 57, a resident of Albuquerque since 1999, died Tuesday, September 23, 2003. She is survived by her husband, William E. Thomas of Albuquerque, they were married November 5, 1994; daughter, Tammy Sanders of Berlin, Germany; mother, Mary Millerden of Tuscaloosa, AL; sisters, Mary Evon Milton of Tuscaloosa, AL and Frankie Jackson of Long Beach, CA; and brothers, Larry Donnell Carpenter of Birmingham, AL and John Carpenter of Tuscaloosa, AL. Shirley was born in Greene County, Alabama on July 20, 1946 to Frank Bruno and Mary Manning. She professed a hope in Christ and was baptized at the age of ten. She attended Central High School in Tuscaloosa and went on to become a licensed Real Estate Agent in the State of Texas. Other business ventures included starting and running ACU - Claim Services specializing in insurance claim processing. Shirley became an Ordained Minister who presided over more than 100 wedding ceremonies. She was a member of the Star of the West #51, Order of the Eastern Stars of Texas and God's House Church. Services will be held Monday, 10:00 a.m., at God's House Church, 2335 Wyoming Blvd. NE, with Bishop Michael Shelby, officiating. Interment will be Monday, 1:30 p.m., at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Friends may visit Sunday, 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, 1111 University Blvd NE. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in Shirley's memory to the UNM Hospice Memorial Fund, 1650 University Blvd. NE, Suite 200, 87102. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
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