Phyllis Nadine Dennis Thornton

December 23, 1928 - April 4, 2014

James & LIpford Funeral HomeP.O. Box 595/5390 Cotton St.Graceville, FL  32440850 [email protected] Phyllis Nadine Dennis Thornton, 85 of Graceville, FL passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan following a brief illness. Ms. Phyllis Nadine was born in Roanoke, VA on Dec. 23, 1928 to the late Robert Earl and Zola Mae Smith Stewart. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, and she was loved by all who were blessed to know her. Mrs. Phyllis Nadine worked in retail most of her life and was a member of First Baptist Church Graceville. Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Chapel of James & Lipford Funeral Home with Revs. Jimmy Barber and Johnny Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Marvin Chapel Cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home of Graceville directing. Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. Preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Ray Stewart, and one sister, Mary Frances Kenley. She is survived by her eight children; Joyce Stringer, Graceville, FL, Barbara "Bobbi" Shumaker, Graceville, FL, Wayne Dennis (Beverly), Moss Point, MS, Tommy Dennis (Betty), Graceville, FL, Debra Gardner (Jack), Graceville, FL, Virginia Turner (Dennis), Valley, AL, Richard Dennis, Graceville, FL, and Tracey Dennis, Graceville, FL; 17 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.