Opal Lou Thrash

Opal Lou Thrash, 89, of Beaumont, died Saturday, October 27, 2018, in Beaumont. A native and lifelong resident of the area, she was born on June 8, 1929, to Carnation and Bill Chefchis. She was a 1945 graduate of French High School. Lou was very active in St. Michael’s Greek Orthodox Church and was a member of both the St. Michael’s Altar Society and the Ladies Auxiliary. She was a fabulous cook and mother.

Survivors include her sons, William Dean Shows and Dave Lindsey Shows, both of Beaumont; daughter, Katherine Shows Doss and her husband, Michael, of Spicewood, Texas; brother, Ernest Tice Soffes of Beaumont; grandson, Marcus S. Sheffield and his wife, Diane, of Vidor; and five nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Sophie Cutler and Billie Debes; son, Richard Scott Shows; husband, Joe F. Thrash; and the father of her children, Hal B. Shows.

A Trisagion for Lou will begin at 6:00 p.m., with a gathering of her family and friends to follow until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 1, 2018, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2018, at St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 690 North 15th Street, Beaumont. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Michael’s Ladies Auxiliary or the St. Michael’s Altar Society, 690 North 15th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77702.