Sherry L. Thomas

Sherry Thomas, age 67, of Amarillo, Texas went to be with Jesus on December 22, 2017

She was born February 17, 1950, to Floy and Rita Baker of Amarillo, TX.  She was raised in Amarillo and was a lifelong member of Lifeway Fellowship Church (Olsen Park Baptist).  She graduated from Canyon High School in 1968 and attended West Texas State University and Amarillo College. She married Arthur Thomas in 1972, and they lived in Amarillo, Plano, Texas and Bullhead City, Arizona.  She worked primarily as a legal secretary for the last several years in Amarillo. She was also an active member of the sorority, Beta Sigma Phi. She was preceded in death by her father Floy Price Baker.  She is survived by her mother Rita Baker, her husband Arthur Thomas, their son Phillip and his wife Denise, daughter Amber Robinson and her husband Daniel, and grandchildren Mia and Kyler Thomas and Theodora Robinson.  She is also survived by her brother’s family, Kerry Baker and his wife Ruth, with their children and grandchildren.

Service for Sherry will be a graveside service at the Memorial Park Cemetery on December 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM.  The service will be held inside the mausoleum due to the weather.  The family asks that in lieu of flowers you hug your children and grandchildren often, and if you feel compelled to donate in her honor, a donation may be made to Gladney Center of Adoption, 112 SW 8th, Unit 301, Amarillo, Texas, 79101, or to a favorite charity.