Thea Marie Litchfield

Thea Marie Litchfield, cherished infant daughter of Nathan and Chelsie Colyer Litchfield, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis.

Thea was born prematurely July 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was little, but she was fierce. Although her parents were saddened Thea was never able to enjoy their home, they are grateful she touched the lives of many NICU staff members at Saint Francis and Children's Hospital.

Loving survivors include her parents, Nathan and Chelsie Colyer Litchfield of Jackson; paternal grandparents, Timothy K. "Keith" and Deborah Spooler Litchfield of Jackson; maternal grandparents, Scott and Donna Neace Colyer of Jackson; paternal great-grandmother, Barbra (the late Everett Litchfield) of Peoria, Illinois; maternal great-grandparents, Claude and Norma Neace of Jackson; paternal uncles and aunts, Kyle (Susanna) Litchfield, Jonathan Litchfield (Amy Banda) and son, Zachary, and Kaitlyn Litchfield, all of Jackson; and maternal aunts and uncles, Phillip Colyer of Cape Girardeau, Rachel (Joshua) Schuenemeyer and daughter, Meredith, of Jackson, and Melissa (Kaleb) Huggins and son, Emery, of Jacksonville, North Carolina.

She was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Everett Litchfield; paternal great-grandmother, Sharon Litchfield; and maternal great-grandparents, Woodrow and Ruth Dockins Colyer.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to service time Saturday at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Mark Anderson and Nathan Litchfield officiating.

The family appreciates memorial contributions to Saint Francis Medical Center NICU or St. Louis Children's NICU.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements were by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.