Brenda Joyce Lovette Thomas, age 84, of Pinehurst (formerly of Aberdeen), passed away on April 26, 2025.
Brenda, the eldest of four children was born on May 7, 1940, in Lumberton to William Theodore “Ted” Lovette Sr., a locomotive engineer with Amtrak and Aberdeen Rockfish Railroad and Sarah Mildred Ivey Lovette a registered nurse. She was raised and attended school in Hamlet until the family relocated to Aberdeen during her high school years. She was a 1958 graduate of Aberdeen High School and attended Elon University from 1958-1960 where she majored in business. She loved to sing in the church choir during her younger years. She was an avid reader, enjoyed scrapbooking and loved genealogy. Brenda loved to travel and enjoyed spending time at her beach condominium in Sunset Beach. She found solace and comfort walking on the beach collecting shells and loved driving her golf cart around the Sea Trail neighborhood. She was known for her fashion, outlandish hair bows and stylish jewelry. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Aberdeen. She was in the childcare business for 30 years.
She is survived by daughters, Laura Ivey Stafford of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Caroline Joyce Thomas of Newport, Sarah Margaret Thomas Jones of Otway and son Steven Benjamin Thomas and wife Twyla of North Richland Hills, Texas; sisters Gay Lovette Workman and husband Terry of San Antonio, Texas and Kathryn Lovette Blowers and husband Robert of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, grandchildren Lincoln Phillip Benjamin Thomas and wife Cassady, Mattie Emmanuel Iana Thomas, Charlotte Amelia Thomas and Spencer Thomas Jones, great granddaughter Corinne Jane Thomas and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Watson Benjamin “Ben” Thomas Jr. and brother William Theodore Lovette Jr., and parents. A memorial service is planned for a later date at Sunset Beach. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Aberdeen, PO Box 1066, Aberdeen, NC 28315.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
Service arrangements are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home.
