Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Thomas Self, age 97, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Jeff Boyles and Joseph Boyles officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11am to 1pm on Friday at Higgins.
Mrs. Self was born June 28, 1927, in Hackleburg, AL to the late Virgil Marion and Dora Berry Thomas. She worked as a seamstress for many years at Serbin Manufacturing and later retired as a custodian from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. Edna never shied away from hard work, and it was an attribute she instilled in her children as well. She even worked in her yard into her 90’s. Her love and dedication to her family was never in question. She was happiest when cooking and waiting on others. Edna had a sweet disposition and an air of sophistication, even though she was just as happy to be home on the farm. Mrs. Self leaves behind a legacy of love for many generations, and she will truly be missed. She passed away on October 29, 2024, at HH Lincoln Health.
Survivors include her daughters, Janice (Jimmie) Boyles of Haleyville, AL, Babara Flynn and Shirley Cowley of Fayetteville, Brenda (Tommy) Self of Toney, AL, Jan (Willie) Howard of Fayetteville, Denise Jenkins of Athens, AL, Glenda (Robert) Ivy of Hazel Green, AL; son, Virgil Lee (Kimberly) Self of Ohatchee, AL; daughter-in-law, Barbara Self of Fayetteville; 25 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren with one on the way, 20 great-great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous extended family members. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Self was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie C. “Jay” Self; son, James Clayborn Self; great-grandchildren, Tori Tucker and Lee Ann Renegar; great-great-grandchildren, Bryson Palmer, Jackson Meeks, Jacob Smith; and great-great-great-grandchild, Kingston Jett; and her beloved aunt who helped raise her after her mother’s early death, Mary Elizabeth Berry.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Edna Mae Thomas Self.
