Mr. Willie Ralph Thomas III

October 3, 1980 - April 26, 2020

Dudley - Mr. Willie "Winky" Thomas, 39, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the celebration of life will be private for family and friends. There will be public viewing held on Friday, May 1, 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at the J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations, Goldsboro, NC, but the family will not be present and ask that you do not congregate after viewing to allow others the opportunity to view and employ social distancing. He was born on October 3, 1980 in Newark, NJ to Willie and Dolores Baxter Thomas. He is survived by his mother, Dolores B. Thomas; his daughter, Aliyah Phoenix; his sister, Latonia Thomas and his aunt, Deborah Uzzell (Thera). He was preceded in death by his by his sister, Danyell Thomas and his father, Willie R. Thomas Jr. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations of Goldsboro.