Iva Lee Overstreet Thomas

SERVICES: 10:30 AM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Rev. Nick Matthews, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Iva Lee was born November 11, 1905 in Indian Territory. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Overstreet, a pioneer family who moved to White Deer from Oklahoma in a covered wagon when Iva Lee was four years old. She married Dwight Upham in May of 1933 in Sayre, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in 1958. She was a beautician for several years, retiring in 1970. In 1978, Iva Lee married Ralph Thomas, who preceded her in death in 1990. She helped serve the Pampa Lions Club luncheons as long as Ralph was an active member. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she served as secretary of the Friendship Sunday School Class for seventeen years, and was a member of the Crusader's Sunday School Class since 2001. Iva Lee attended church faithfully - having not missed a single Sunday during 2011, until August. She turned 106 on November 11, 2011 and celebrated with friends and family over her favorite indulgence, chocolate ice cream.Survivors include several great nieces and nephews.MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, Texas 79066-1981.