Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:33 pm Monday, November 9, 2015

Marilyn Lynece Partain Thigpen

Marilyn Lynece Partain Thigpen, age 53, Russellville, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2015 at Helen Keller Hospital.

Marilyn was a kind and loving woman, who was loved by everyone who knew her.

The visitation was Thursday, Nov. 05, 2015 at Tharptown Friendship Holiness Church in Russellville. The funeral service was on Friday, Nov. 06, 2015 with Bro. William Mears officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Lennie Mae Borden Partain and brother, Gaylon Partain.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Maxwell Thigpen; father, Floyd Partain and wife, Joan; special nephews, Gaylon Partain, Timothy Partain, Richard Partain; several aunts, uncles, cousins; and a host of friends.

The pallbearers will be her nephews and cousins.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the doctors and nurses who took such good care of Marilyn.

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