| A Clay County woman has reportedly been strangled to death inside a mobile home at the Sizemore Trailer Park at Maysel.
Dead is Thelma Lorraine Thomas, 36.
Authorities responded to what was allegedly a domestic dispute at 12:19 a.m. Monday, the day after Christmas.
Police had not confirmed the nature of the woman's death nor had they filed charges late yesterday.
Sources close to the scene have indicated the woman's two children may have witnessed a male choking her. The children are elementary and middle school students.
The State Police mobile crime lab was summoned to the scene and Thomas' body was sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Charleston.
Authorities had previously been summoned to the dwelling because of domestic disturbances.
Another source told the Herald that a murder had not been committed, that the woman had "problems" to which she succumbed.
THOMAS OBITUARY
Thelma Lorraine Thomas, 36, of Maysel, died Monday, December 26, 2005, at her home. Born on June 2, 1969, in Charleston. She was the daughter of the late Lowell Thomas and Brenda Thomas of Maysel. She was a home care giver for Clay Development Corp.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sons, Brian Matthew Blackburn of Columbus, OH, Timothy Lowell Thomas and Cody Alan Thomas, both of Maysel; sisters, Ruby Marie Thomas of Greenup, KY, and Barbara Kay Shamblin of Procious; grandson, Collin Blackburn of Columbus.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2005, at Clay Memorial Gardens, Clay, with Minister John Day officiating. There will be no visitation. Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, is in charge of arrangements.
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