Janice A. Thomas

Janice Avant Thomas, age 80, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at MUSC Florence after an illness. Services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Olanta Baptist Church with burial in Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery directed by Floyd Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at Floyd Funeral Home, Olanta from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. Born in Lumberton, NC, she was a daughter of Cicero James Avant and Ada Elizabeth Long Avant. She was a retired administrative assistant and a member of Olanta Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter Janice Elizabeth Thomas; 4 brothers, James Alfred Avant, Holland Avant, Bud Avant, Amon Avant; and one sister, Lois Carver. She is survived by her husband, John Wallace Thomas Sr. of Lake City; a daughter, Patricia Elaine Thomas Riatti of Dallas, TX; a son, John Wallace Thomas Jr. of Lake City, SC; five grandchildren, Hannah Rose Thomas, William Grayson Riatti, John Wallace Thomas III, Peer Thomas Riatti, Annabella Elizabeth Riatti; two sisters, Glenda Avant Gordon of Timmonsville and Martha Avant Cook of Anchorage, AK; and one brother, William Herman Avant of Athens, GA. Memorials may be made to Olanta Baptist Church, P.O. Box 188, Olanta, SC 29114. Online condolences may be accessed at www.floydfuneral.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Janice A. Thomas please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery 400 Park Ave Olanta, SC 29114 Visitation NOV 13. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST) Floyd Funeral Home, Inc. 136 East Main Street Post Office Box 67 Olanta, SC 29114 Service NOV 14. 2:00 PM (EST) Olanta Baptist Church Magnolia St. Olanta, SC 29114