Mae Thomas Mrs. Wright

POLKTON - Mrs. Mae Thomas Wright, 88, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at Meadowview Terrace Assisted Living in Wadesboro. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Oakdale Baptist Church with Rev. Tracy Hickson and Rev. Arnold Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Griffin Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Wadesboro and other times at the home of her son, Larry. Mae was born December 7, 1926 in Mecklenburg County, NC a daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Braswell Thomas. She retired from Anson County Schools after 30 years, having worked in the cafeterias at Peachland Polkton School and Anson High School. She was a dedicated member of Oakdale Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, Larry Wright and Tommy Wright both of Polkton; her grandchildren, Tracie Phillips of Cheraw, SC, Jennie Teal of Pageland, SC, Amber Brown and Ben Wright both of Polkton; 6 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Faye Maness and Betty Sue Caudle both of Polkton and Carolyn Ponds of Peachland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, T.C. Wright and brother, Hughes Thomas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oakdale Baptist Church, 3304 NC 218, Polkton, NC 28135. The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewadesboro.com