Deacon Thomas C. McGhee was called into eternal rest on May 27, 2019. He was the youngest of 17 children born on September 28, 1935 to the late James C. McGhee and Sophia A. Watson-McGhee. Thomas was raised and educated in Louisa County, VA and graduated from A.G. Richardson High School.

Thomas grew up and lived most of his life in Louisa. For approximately 6 years, he lived in Newark, NJ where he worked and resided with one of his sisters and her family. After the death of his father, April 11, 1964, Thomas moved back to Louisa where he worked various jobs and cared for his mother. He was a very caring son to his mother.

He married Ellen V. Walker on July 3, 1976 and to that union, in 1980, came the love of their lives, Mark McGhee.

After working for many years at Shoney's in Charlottesville, VA as a cook, he worked as a security guard at Dominion Energy and the Powhatan Prison. Additionally, Thomas worked as a school bus driver and a custodian at Trevilians Elementary School from where he retired.

Thomas demonstrated his dedication to his community by volunteering as a Volunteer Rescue Driver and transported fresh foods from the Community Food Bank to his church for the members.

At an early age, he was baptized and attended Sunday School at the Foster Creek Baptist Church until his parents moved their membership to Bright Hope Baptist Church, Trevilians, VA. At Bright Hope, he continued being an active member of the church and Sunday School. He sang in the choir, served as Superintendent of the Sunday School, deacon, chairman of the Deacon Board, trustee and usher for many years until his demise. His pride and joy was the President of the Louisa County Sunday School Union. He worked faithfully in this position until the end.

Thomas was preceded in death by his parents as well as his brothers, Carl, Jeames, Clarence, Alex, Ralph, David, Floyd, Charles, Reager and Albert; sisters, Marie Dowling, Inez Collins, Elsie Sellers, Bertha and Fannie McGhee.

The memory of Thomas will be held fond and dear by his wife, Ellen; beloved son, Mark (Rachel); grandchildren, Logan and Olivia McGhee; sister, Susie M. McGhee; sisters-n-law, Cora, Carnetta and Ruth McGhee; 21 nephews and nieces; a host of great, great, great nephews and nieces.

The family will receive friends on Friday evening May 31, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. in The Sun Chapel at D. D. Watson. Louisa.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 11 a.m. at New Life Community Church, 509 E Main St, Louisa, VA 23093

Interment will follow in the Bright Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.