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    Norma "DiAnne" Thomas

    October 22, 1947 - January 22, 2020

    Norma “DiAnne” Thomas, age 72 of Mattoon, IL passed away with family by her side at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL at 11:30 AM, January 22, 2020. A funeral service in her honor will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, January 27, 2020 at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, located at 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938; Pastor Tommy Olmstead will officiate. DiAnne was born October 22, 1947 in Phoenix, AZ the daughter to the late David A. Hill and Patricia (Young) Hill. DiAnne married James J. Thomas on December 9, 1979 in Mattoon, IL. She is survived by her husband, James of Mattoon, IL; one stepson, Jay Thomas of East Peoria, IL; one brother, David Hill of Dover, DE; two sisters, Jane Hill Young of Memphis, TN and Janis Hill Cohorst and husband Tom of Raleigh, NC. DiAnne is proceeded in death by one step-grandchild. DiAnne was employed by Laidlaw Transit Services as a bus driver for Charleston Community Unit School District 1. She was a member of Etna United Methodist Church in Mattoon, IL. She was talented at crotchet and loved making gifts for friends and family. She had a passion for stockcars, enjoyed watching NASCAR, and attending races at Charleston Speedway with her husband James. DiAnne was a devoted wife and animal lover. She touched the lives of many and will be greatly missed. Please visit www.mitchell-jerdan.com or www.facebook.com/mitchelljerdanfuneralhome to light a virtual candle in her honor or share a memory with the family.

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    Norma “DiAnne” Thomas, age 72 of Mattoon, IL passed away with family by her side at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, IL at 11:30 AM, January 22, 2020. A funeral service in her honor will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, January... View Obituary & Service Information

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