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Doris <I>Parkins</I> Thumm

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Doris Parkins Thumm

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1 Sep 2019 (aged 94)
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Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Doris Parkins Thumm, 94, of The Villages, Florida, formerly of Dunbar, passed away on September 1, 2019 in Morgantown.

She was a graduate and Valedictorian of Dunbar High School, class of 1943. Doris was retired from Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation with 29 years of service. She worked previously at American Viscose Corporation and Abbott Laboratories.

Doris played piano at First Baptist Church of Dunbar for 77 years until September 2016. She was also a great fan of the WVU Mountaineers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Dana Thumm; and her sister, Norma Parkins Gainer.

Doris is survived by her sons, Lawrence R. Thumm of The Villages, Florida and Gregory A. Thumm of Morgantown.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 9, at First Baptist Church of Dunbar with Pastor David Keeney officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Friends may visit one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to First Baptist Church of Dunbar, 311 16th Street, Dunbar, WV 25064.

Arrangements are in the care of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Doris Parkins Thumm, 94, of The Villages, Florida, formerly of Dunbar, passed away on September 1, 2019 in Morgantown.

She was a graduate and Valedictorian of Dunbar High School, class of 1943. Doris was retired from Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation with 29 years of service. She worked previously at American Viscose Corporation and Abbott Laboratories.

Doris played piano at First Baptist Church of Dunbar for 77 years until September 2016. She was also a great fan of the WVU Mountaineers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Dana Thumm; and her sister, Norma Parkins Gainer.

Doris is survived by her sons, Lawrence R. Thumm of The Villages, Florida and Gregory A. Thumm of Morgantown.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 9, at First Baptist Church of Dunbar with Pastor David Keeney officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Friends may visit one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to First Baptist Church of Dunbar, 311 16th Street, Dunbar, WV 25064.

Arrangements are in the care of Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

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  • Created by: Dan Francis
  • Added: Sep 4, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202729528/doris-thumm: accessed ), memorial page for Doris Parkins Thumm (6 Jul 1925–1 Sep 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202729528, citing Cunningham Memorial Park, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dan Francis (contributor 48615006).