Services for Bertha M. Thomas of Natchez are 1 p.m., Saturday,Sept. 4, at Greater St. Mark Baptist Church in Natchez with burialin the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the church.

Mrs. Thomas, 55, died Aug. 31, 2004, at Community Hospital inNatchez. She was born in Adams County on Jan. 31, 1949, to FloydDonald and Luberta Blake.

She was a volunteer Head S

tart and day-care worker.

Preceding her in death were her parents; one daughter; and twobrothers.

Survivors are her husband, Clarence Thomas of Jackson; her son,Carlton Donald of Natchez; her sisters, Josephine McGee ofColumbus, Ida Culbert of Natchez, Mary Ann Patterson of Natchez,Cleotha Green of Natchez, and Geneva Foley of Natchez; herbrothers, Robert James Donald of New York, N.Y., Willie Donald andCharlie Donald, both of Natchez, David Donald of Nebraska; fivegrandchildren; and a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, otherrelatives and friends.