Lents, Rena Mae

1940 - 2021  (81 years)

• Name	Lents, Rena Mae
  		Rena Lents; John Pettyjohn, and Kenneth Bricker Contributed by Paul Wilder
  		Rena and Cheryl Lents Contributed by Rena Mae (Lents) Thomas (1940-2021)
  		Lents Get Together Contributed by Paul Wilder
  		Rena Mae (Lents) Thomas (1940-2021) Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Rena Mae (Lents) Thomas (1940-2021)
  		A Celebration of Life (James Wayne Patridge) Written by Rena Lents-Thomas
  		Retired Clay City Man Enjoys Easy Pace Written by Rena Lents-Thomas
  Birth	25 Jul 1940	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	LENT.R001
  _FGRAVE	230855323
  Funeral	20 Aug 2021	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	16 Aug 2021	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I507	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Thomas - Loveland John Henry Thomas and Clara Belle Loveland Descendants
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Lents, Earl Aloyisius,   b. 2 Apr 1907, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 30 Jun 1957, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Wease, Geneva Dell,   b. 5 Apr 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Jan 2011, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1936	Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 29 years and 7 months - She was 17 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas, D.L.
  Children	1. Thomas, D.A.T. + 2. Thomas, T.E.
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1940 - Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 16 Aug 2021 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 20 Aug 2021 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rena M. Thomas, age 81, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, August 16, 2021, at her home. She was born July 25, 1940, in Clay County, the daughter of Earl A. and Geneva Dell (Wease) Lents. In 1962, she married Don L. Thomas during a wedding ceremony in Shawneetown. Rena was a member of the Clay City High School Class of 1958. She was a founding employee of WNOI Radio, serving as News Director, and operated Able Cleaning Service. She will be most recently remembered for her work as resident columnist at the Hometown Journal and Clay County Republican Newspapers where she took readers on a journey of captivating historical and genealogical subjects by way of her weekly feature titled “Piecing Together The Past.” Rena was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, The Clay County Genealogical Society, and the Sew Nifty Quilting Guild. Rena is survived by her husband: Don Thomas of Flora; 2 sons: Tony (Sherri) Thomas of Robinson and Troy (Sandy) Thomas of Flora; 2 grandsons: Zach (Jessica) Thomas and Brenden (Summer) Thomas; 1 great-grandson: Sean Weatherspoon; 1 great-granddaughter: Adalynn Thomas; 5 sisters: Karen (Phillip) Marlow, Carol (Ron) Raley, Donna Given, Cheryl Hampton, and Terry Lentz; 1 brother: Rick (Tina) Lents; and a brother-in-law: Bob Monical. She was preceded in death by her parents: Earl & Geneva Lents; her stepfather: John Lents; 1 brother: Dale E. Lents; and 1 sister: Noma Monical. A funeral ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2021, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Mark Luzadder officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers or any gifts, the family prefers that memorial donations please be given to either Bethlehem Christian Church, Clay County Cancer Crusaders, or Clay County Hospice, and any of these will be accepted through the funeral home. To share a condolence, visit: www.frankandbright.com At the request of the family, please plan on wearing a face mask if attending the visitation or funeral ceremony. Disposable masks will be available at the funeral home. Thank you for your understanding.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7485] findagrave.com, Obituary, Thomas, Rena M., 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230855323/rena-m-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S45] Rena Lents-Thomas, Rena Lents-Thomas. [S359] httsp://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lents, Geneva Dell, 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63967555/geneva-dell-lents), none. (Reliability: 2). [S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).