Mrs. Luna Mae McKinney Thomas



Mrs. Luna Mae McKinney Thomas

BURLINGTON - Mrs. Luna Mae McKinney Thomas, 73, of White Oak Manor of Burlington, passed away Friday, September 5, 2008, at the Hospice Home of Burlington, after suffering for more than 10 years with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Born in Caswell County, she was retired from Brown Wooten Mills and was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Albright and husband, Scott, of Burlington; a son, Jay Perkins and wife, Barbara, of Burlington; grandchildren, Jennifer Lee and husband, Bobby, Carly Albright and Bryan Boggs and Chase Albright; great-grandchildren, Savannah, Olivia and Ryder Lee and Braxton Boggs; three stepgranddaughters, Kristie Workman, Tracy Perkins, Ashley Christian; and several great-stepgrandchildren; a special friend, Shirley Jefferson; sisters, Lois Oakley and husband, Thurman, Jean Matherly and husband, Frank, Annie Ruth Perry and Ruby Talley; and brothers, Jesse McKinney and wife, Emma, Willard McKinney and wife, Mary Jean, Donnie McKinney, Roy McKinney and wife, Starr.

She was preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, Carl W. Perkins; her second husband, Charles Andrews; her third husband, Eulas V. Thomas Jr.; her parents, Rufus and Pearl Bryant McKinney; and brothers, Robert McKinney and the Rev. James McKinney.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008, at McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. James Moon, the Rev. Steve Pruitt and the Rev. Garland Simmons. Burial will be in Baynes Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 6 until 8 p.m., and at other times at the home of Jay and Barbara Perkins, 3052 Union Ridge Road, Burlington, N.C.

Memorials may be made to The ALS Association (Lou Gehrig's disease) Development Department, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, Calif. 91301 or to The Hospice Home of Burlington, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.

Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net