- Date Of Birth: May 18, 1946
- Date Of Death: January 20, 2021
- State: Alabama
Diana Mae Thurston, of Harvest, Alabama, passed away on January 20, 2021 at home after a long battle with liver cancer. Throughout the years she had a variety of jobs, working as a Bookkeeper for RJ Holden & Co and Couillard Heating Oil, being the Executive Director of the Vermont Food Bank and the Operations Manager of the VT March of Dimes. After she retired, she moved to Bradenton, FL and lived there for several years until her diagnosis with cancer. After being diagnosed with cancer, she moved to Alabama to be closer to her daughter. She participated in the Walk to Emmaus years ago, and enjoyed being a part of the Agape team. Diana started a prayer shawl/blanket ministry blessing those she knew and didn’t know, that were sick, struggling with grief, or welcoming a new baby. She passionately crocheted these blankets until 2 weeks before her passing. She will be remembered for always saying “do not count the days, just make the days count”. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Madison, Al, and she was also loved and supported by her Pastor Lon Ostrzycki and Bethlehem Baptist Church since her move to Alabama.
She is survived by her three children:
Nancy (Ed) Benoit of Barre, VT
Deborah (Sam) Posey of Meridianville, AL
H. James (Kelly) Clark of Little Elm, TX
Her stepdaughter:
Patricia Thurston of Randolph, VT
Her Companion:
John J. Galgay Jr of Harvest, AL
13 grandchildren:
Aliza (Gordie) Blow of Williamstown, VT
Nicholas Benoit of Barre, VT
Aubrey, Sylas, Taiden, Bianca, Moses, Owen, and Stanley Benoit of Barre, VT
Ryan (Chelsea) Williams of Meridianville, AL
Anna (Justin) King of Meridianville, AL
Joshua Clark of Bismark, ND
Elizabeth Clark of Little Elm, TX
Three great-grandchildren: Brantley, Lillianna, and Bailey Williams of Meridianville, AL.
Her brother: Robert J. Holden of Moretown, VT;
Two nephews: John Holden of Buckland, MA and Eli Holden of King of Prussia, PA.
She is also survived by many special friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Ethel Vasseur and John R. Holden, the father of her children, Harry J. Clark, her husband, Ivan Thurston, and her oldest grandson, Justin Williams.
