Neshoba Baptist Church Records
Neshoba Community, Neshoba Co, MS
January 1919

Miss Ala Thomas was born Apr. 12th 1887, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thomas.  She joined the Baptist Church early in life.  She was married to Mr. B. H. Walton April 11, 1907 being 20 years of age.  Unto this union were born five children all of whom are still living to mourn with their father her untimely death.  On Oct. 17th it pleased our Heavenly Father to take from our community and church our beloved sister in Christ.  Be it resolved first that by her untimely departation the Neshoba Baptist Church
sustains an ineparable loss.  Second that we desire to express our deepest and fullest appreciation of her pure and faithful Christian character.  Third, that we extend to the bereaved family our strongest assurance that they are not alone in their sorrow, but that we too, mourn the departure of their loved one.  Fourth that we have in humble submission rejoining in the fact that God has a jewel to adorn his own home.  Signed:  Mrs. J. L. Viverett, Mrs. H. A. McCraw, Mrs. Fleta Smith, Mrs. M. J. Harrison.

Lillian Alie Thomas was the wife of Benjamin Harrison Walton.