Pamela Renee Ragan Thomas, 50 of Bridgeport left this world for her eternal home on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, surrounded by her family and loved ones. A celebration of life was held on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Rudder Funeral Home.
\nPam was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend.
\nShe was born on Friday, November 27, 1970 to Dallas and Betty Ragan. A graduate of North Jackson High, she was a part of the first-ever graduating class in May of 1989. After returning to school while raising her children, Pam graduated with a degree in secondary education from Athens State in 2010 and spent eight years working at TVA before finally realizing her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher at Stevenson Middle School in 2019. Pam cherished the opportunity to teach and loved interacting with the kids in her classroom.
\nPam loved to sing hymns and praises at Hopewell Baptist Church where she was a lifelong member. She loved people and was not hesitant about reaching out a helping hand or offering an encouraging word at a moment\u2019s notice. She loved photography and took so much joy in capturing precious moments in peoples\u2019 lives.
\nDuring her battle with cancer, she never wavered from her faith and had a consistent message during her fight, \u201cFaith over fear.\u201d She was a true beacon of hope and light during a dark time in her and her family\u2019s lives. Her go-to passage from the Bible during this time came from Psalms 91, \u201cWhoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, \u201cHe is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust.\u201d\u201d
\nPam is survived by her loving husband Kyle Thomas; children, Austin and Lauren Peacock; parents; sister, Amy (Brian) Hubbard; brother, Jason (Carla) Ragan; uncles, Don (Barbara) Ragan, Tommy (Martha) Ragan, Glenn (Charlotte) Ragan, Keith (Gayle) Ragan, Fred (Pat) Marshall, Charles Marshall; aunt, Mabel (Jerry) Howard; nephews, Justin Rorex, Chase Ragan, Noah Glass, Cameron Hubbard; nieces, Nikki and Lindsay Glass; stepson, Mathew Thomas; father to her children, John Peacock; many cousins and beloved friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Earl and Ruth Ragan, Ermma and Charles Marshall; aunt and uncle, Doris and Don Helton; aunts, Mary Watkins, Joyce Marshall; uncles, Jim Marshall, Homer Marshall, Raymond Marshall, John Marshall, Bill Marshall.
\nIn lieu of flowers, the family requests making a donation to St. Jude Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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