LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. –  Mrs. Lillie Ruth “Bit” Griffin Thomas, 75, entered into rest March 28, 2012. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Poplar Spring Baptist Church with the Rev. Donnell Meriweather officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Thomas, a native of Edgefield County was a former member of Poplar Spring Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Thomas, North Augusta; a son, Kevin (Thomasine) Thomas, Loganville, GA; three sisters, Leola McCalister, Mary Sargent and Patricia Prescod, Brooklyn, NY; two brothers, Alonzo (Nancy) Griffin and John L. (Mattie) Grifffin, North Augusta, SC; 6 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, SC (803) 279-0026.