Mrs. Suzanne Drungole Thomas, the former Diana Suzanne Cummings, was born the first of two children to Rev. Abe Cummings and Mrs. Ruth D. Cummings. She passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS.
Mrs. Thomas was reared in the Starkville area and attended High School at OCTS in Starkville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of educators and a minister, therefore her love for God was deeply imbedded from birth. She united with Pleasant Hill U. M Church as a child and later as a teenager joined Peter’s Rock Temple Church of God in Christ in Starkville. In 1968, she moved to Chicago Illinois and joined Bethlehem Healing Temple under the leadership of Bishop Charles E Poole. After moving to another area of the city, she united with Greater Garfield Missionary Baptist Church and remained an active member until her health failed.
Sister Drungole Thomas was a faithful member and served in numerous capacities in the church. For 26 years her joy was ushering. She served in the Usher League...