Evelyn M. Thomas, daughter of the late Katherine Mock & Henry Ingram was born on May 20, 1953 in Hight Point, NC. Evelyn entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at her home in Jamestown, NC. She was also preceded in death by her three brothers, Jerry Mock, Theodore Ingram, and Christopher Ingram; and her sister, Mary Hudson.

Evelyn was educated in the Guilford County School System and was a graduate of T. Wingate Andrews High School. She continued her education at NC A&T State University in Greensboro. She worked at High Point Memorial Hospital as a Nurse Assistant but spend the bulk of her years educating students as a special education teacher for Guilford County Schools. Evelyn loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved playing games, watching game shows, and enjoying her family.

Left to cherish her memories are her two sons, Ulysses Welch (Tonia) of High Point, NC, and James Thomas, Jr. (Sharon) of Stanley, NC ; one daughter, Katherine Ealey (Melvin) of Fort Mill, SC; six brothers, Vergus Mock Sr., Henry Ingram, Jr. (Annabel), Wendell Ingram, Erwin Ingram (Ruth), Edward Richards, and Curtis Ingram; five sisters, Ernestine Autry, Barbara Goode, Gwendolyn Mock, Delores McCollum, and Dorothy Williamson; grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Memorial service will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Service Chapel. The family will receive friends at the chapel from 11:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Final arrangements are entrusted to Phillips Funeral Service, Inc.