Thelma Denton

Thelma Browning Denton, 88, of Jackson passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, at Elmcroft-Heartland Village in Jackson.
A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak.
The family will receive friends and loved ones at a visitation from 4-6 p.m. Friday in the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.
She was born on July 20, 1930, in Hornbeak to the late Dewey and Lucille Wilson Browning. She was a librarian for Fairfax County Library System in Fairfax County, Va. One of her proudest accomplishments was the establishment of a brand new library in Atlanta.
She was honored by the NAACP for her work with a young man of color at the library in Fairfax. She enjoyed gardening, interior decorating and reading.
She is survived by her children, Claudie Denton Jr. (Margie) of Culpeper, Va., and Susan Denton Emory (Thomas M.) of Gloucester, Va.; grandchildren, Elizabeth Rudisill (Brandon) of New Point, Va., Thomas B. Emory of Gloucester, Jonathan M. Denton of Springfield, Ill., and Gregory G. Denton of Culpeper; and three great-grandchildren, Charlie, Jackson and Aiden. She is also survived by her sister, Wilma Browning of Memphis.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Claudie Denton Sr.; and two sisters, Mae and Ruth.

Published 5.22.19