Rev. SHIRLEY ANN CRAFT THOMAS, 53, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at her home. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on February 3, 1955, to Nathaniel and Flossie Wyrick Craft. She was a minister, pianist, music teacher,conference speaker and a co-pastor of First Assembly of God Church, Hope, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents and by one brother, Clarence Craft. HER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HER HUSBAND: ( of 36 years) Rev. Jerry Thomas, Hope, Arkansas. Two Daughters: Stephanie Dillon and Jason, Grants Pass, Oregon. Jennifer Shearer and Edward, Kenai, Alaska. Four Brothers: Lawrence Buddy Craft, Hosston, LA. Merlon Craft, Ida, LA Alvin Craft, Plain Dealing, LA Nelvin Craft, Plain Dealing, LA Three Sisters; Dorothy Adams, Plain Dealing, LA. Diane Shoumaker, Plain Dealing, LA Joanne Crouch, Plain Dealing, LA And Six Grandchildren: Jarhett, Nathaniel, Cole, Gabrielle, Ethan and Breanna. FUNERAL SERVICE will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2009, Oak Grove Assembly of God Church, Plain Dealing, Louisiana, with Rev. Kent Craft and Rev. Jody Craft officiating. Burial to follow in Plain Dealing Cemetery, Plain Dealing, LA. Arrangements by BRAZZEL/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Friday, January 23, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. and ALSO Saturday, January 24, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Oak Grove Assembly of God Church, Plain Dealing, Louisiana.