Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas, 62, of San Francisco died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco.

She was born June 10, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Keith R. and Kathryn Finch Tolliver. She attended Central High School; and received associate, bachelor and master degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Thomas was a special education teacher at Herbert Hoover Middle School in San Francisco. She was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco Historical Society, and current president of Chapter MN of PEO.

Survivors include a daughter, Amy Thomas, a son, Alan Thomas, both of San Francisco; her mother of Cape Girardeau; and a sister, Sarah Putsavage of Yardley, Pa.

A memorial service was held Jan. 6 at Calvary Presbyterian Church. Dr. Laird Stuart officiated. Burial was in Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma, Calif.

Announcement courtesy of McAvoy O'Hara Co. in San Francisco.