Lucy Ann Thigpen

Lucy Ann Thigpen (nee Rhinehart) was born February 5, 1924 on the family farm near Mangham, LA, seventh child of Lee Rhinehart and Rosa Emmie Shepard She met her Lord and savior on April 21, 2015 at 91. Survivors; brother, Collins Rhinehart, five children (Alice, Julia, Denise, Jerry and Diane), thirteen grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren, and thirteen great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband,Herbert Dennis Thigpen. In early years she worked the family farm, cared for her siblings, did household chores, and plowed with a mule-drawn plow. She married Herbert D. Thigpen December 24,1940. Lucy was blessed with a stepdaughter, their first home in Chatham, LA, where her first daughter was born. Herbert worked in the Higgins Boat Works factory Lucy had her second daughter. After the war, Lucy and her family moved to a farm near Holly Ridge, where her son was born. By 1949, times were hard on their farm, so Herbert traveled to Texas seeking a better life for his family. In 1950, Lucy and the children followed Herbert, settling in Dallas. then later Grand Prairie, where Lucy had her last daughter. For forty-seven years, the family lived in Grand Prairie. Herbert, passed in 1994 after 53 years of marriage. In 2000, Lucy moved to Florida to live with her son,, returning to Texas in 2010, when the family moved to Frisco. In Florida, She spent years on the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay, tending her flowers, playimg with her grandchildren and enjoyimg the beautiful Florida weather. She loved her grandkids and their visits from Texas. She also had a unique relationship with her son's yellow Hummer—loved riding with him to go shopping. She had a passion for sewing, makingall clothes for her family, developing a wonderful skill for quilting. She made quilts for her children that were works of art. While in Florida, she began making baby quilts, makingt one quilt for each of her grandchildren and continued making baby quilts throughout her life, leaving a legacy of baby quilts for future generations. She had a wonderful, loving life and will be missed by all. We loved her dearly.