Alicia (May) Thurmond

Alicia Gail May Thurmond, age 31, of Edmonton, died Thursday, September 8, 2016, as a result of a car accident.

Born April 15, 1985 in Sylva, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late James Clinton May and Deana Mae Freeman May, Edmonton, who survives, and the wife of William David Thurmond III, who survives.

She worked at Shuffets Adult Day Care in Edmonton and was a Christian.

Survivors in addition to her husband and mother, include one daughter, Kyly Angela Thurmond and two sons, Taylor Scott and Tristan Layne Thurmond, all of Edmonton; two brothers James Daniel May, Edmonton and Clinton David (Laura) May, Jacksonville, North Carolina; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death, besides her father, by her grandmothers Rebekah May and Betty Freeman.

Funeral services will be Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Briartown Baptist Church, in Nantahala, North Carolina, with burial to follow in the Briartown Cemetery. Visitation will be at the McMurtrey Funeral Home on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Briartown Baptist Church, from 2:00 p.m. until time of funeral services.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the children’s education fund and mailed to Edmonton State Bank 118 South Main Street, Edmonton. Ky. 42129

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Thurmond family.