Minnie Belle Durrance b. 26 Oct 1917 Columbia, Florida, USA d. 21 Jul 2012 Health Center of Lake City, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA: acw

1917 - 2012 (94 years)

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Name	Minnie Belle Durrance [1, 2]
Birth	26 Oct 1917	Columbia, Florida, USA [2]
Gender	Female
Residence	1930	Suwanee Shoals, Columbia, Florida, USA [2]
Residence	StreetAddress: Blaunts Ferry and T?? Crak D; 12 Age: 12; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0003; LiveOnFarm: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 3; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter
Death	21 Jul 2012	Health Center of Lake City, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
Death	Minnie Belle Thomas (October 26, 1917 - July 21, 2012) Mrs. Minnie Belle Durrance Thomas, 94, a lifelong resident of Columbia County, died early Saturday morning, July 21, 2012 in The Health Center of Lake City following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Jesse David Durrance and Emily Nettie Keen Durrance. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker who also worked alongside her husband with their livestock and forestry ventures. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Deep Creek Ward. She very much enjoyed working in both the church library and history center, serving in the church Relief Society and going to the temple in Atlanta and Orlando. Mrs. Thomas was a wonderful cook who will forever be remembered for being steadfast in her decisions and having a strong work ethic. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death in 1990 by her husband of fifty-three years, Mr. R.B. Thomas. She is survived by her children, Reuben and Becky Thomas and Winton and Linda Gail Thomas; her grandchildren, Darlene Thomas Witt, Russell Thomas (Kathy), Bo Thomas (Candace), Arness Thomas (Sherrie Gail), Jason Thomas (Michelle), Justin Thomas (Michelle), Charese Thomas Norton (Jack), K.C. Thomas (LeAnn) and a step-granddaughter, Candace Hiers of Jacksonville, Florida. Fifteen great-grandchildren and close family members, Lorene Davis, Ann Chapple, Gwendolyn Norris and Linda Thomas also survive. Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 23, 2012 in the Chapel of the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home with Bishop John Luthi presiding. Interment will follow in the Corinth Cemetery (located seven miles North of I-10 on Hwy 441). The family will receive friends from 4:30-6:30 Sunday afternoon in the Chapel of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to either the Employee Christmas Fund at The Health Center of Lake City, 560 SW McFarlane Ave., Lake City, FL 32025 or to the LDS Bishops Storehouse Fast Offerings Fund, 276 SW Wise Dr., Lake City, FL 32024.
Burial	23 Jul 2012	Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA
Person ID	I27806	tng Genealogy

Father	Jessie David Durrance, b. 23 Aug 1892, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 24 Oct 1981, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 89 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Emily Keen, b. 23 Aug 1895 d. 2 Feb 1920
Relationship	natural
Marriage	4 Jul 1911	Columbia, Florida, USA [3]
Family ID	F16269	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Reuben Bascom Thomas, b. 9 Jul 1914, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 10 Sep 1990, Alachua, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)

Marriage 1937 Hamilton, Florida, USA [1]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Winton Russell Thomas, b. 17 May 1943, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 27 Nov 2013, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9388 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Sources

[S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for R. B. Thomas
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Name: R. B. Thomas
Marriage Date: 1937
Marriage Place: Hamilton, Florida, USA
Spouse: Minnie Belle Durance
Certificate: 19975
Volume: 407
Source: Florida Department of Health
[S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Suwanee Shoals, Columbia, Florida; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340043
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[S601] Ancestry.com, Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1809-1926.
Record for Jesse D Durrance
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