Remembering Teresa Joy Thomas

A memorial service for Teresa Joy Myers Thomas will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Jeane’s Funeral Service with Reverends Gary Bankson and Martin Scott officiating. A visitation will be held at Jeane’s from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Teresa was born November 14, 1962, in Leesville, Louisiana and passed away in Leesville on May 27, 2025, at the age of 62. For most of her life she lived in Vernon Parish where she cared for her family as a homemaker. Having a hot meal on the table for her family was important to her. In her earlier years, Teresa enjoyed swimming at the lake and just spending time with her family and her MANY MANY cats. She kept her mind sharp by solving Sudoku puzzles and playing board or card games. Her favorite television show was Little House on the Prairie.

Teresa was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Thomas, and parents, Amos Myers and Laura LeBlanc Myers.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Steven Eugene Thomas (Savannah) of Leesville, LA; daughter, Sandy Rena Carver (John) of Anacoco, LA; grandchildren, Haley Marie Austin (Brandon), Shaylan Evena Carver, Davin Mathis Carver, and Malania Grayce Thomas; great-grandson, Tucker Eugene Curtis Austin; brother, Billy Wayne Myers (Dora) of Okeechobee, FL; along with a host of extended family members and close friends.