Emily S. “Sue” Hiser Thomas

Obituary

ALDERSON — Emily S. “Sue” Hiser Thomas, age 62, of Alderson, W.Va., died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at her home in Alderson, following an extended illness.

Born August 8, 1948, at Blue Sulphur Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Audrey Faye Bryant Hiser of Caldwell, W.Va., and the late Earl Leslie Hiser Sr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Leslie “Tony” Hiser Jr.

Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker. She was a 1966 graduate of Alderson High School, Alderson, W.Va., and was a member of the Mt. Herman United Methodist Church at Renick, W.Va. Mrs. Thomas loved to decorate houses and enjoyed her flowers, but most important to her was spending time with her granddaughter, Abby, who was the joy of her life.

Survivors include her husband of 20 years, Allen Elliot Thomas of Alderson, W.Va.; a daughter, Julie H. Hanna Woolard and her husband, Frank, of Lewisburg, W.Va.; a granddaughter, Abigail Rose Woolard of Lewisburg, W.Va.; her mother, Audrey Faye Bryant Hiser of Caldwell, W.Va.; two sisters, Joan Whoolery and her husband, Jim, of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, and Brenda Hiser Ayers of Roanoke, Va.; three uncles, James “T” Bryant of Cleveland, Ohio, Jim Bryant and his wife, Erma, of Davidsonville, Md., and Ivan “Doc” Bryant and his wife, Ann, of Davidsonville, Md.; a niece, Sandi; four nephews, Jimmy, Jeffrey, Tad, and Les; a great-niece, Hope; and two great-nephews, Jimmy and Jonathan.