Milton Thomas Thigpen Obituary in Durham at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.

Obituary For Milton Thomas Thigpen

Milton Thomas Thigpen, 76, departed this life on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at his home in Creedmoor, North Carolina. He was born May 1, 1943 to the late Mamie Elizabeth Thigpen in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

Upon graduation from Pattillo High School, Milton moved to New York, where he met and married Glidria Phyllis Richmond. After several years in the employ of the Capuano Trucking Company, the Thigpen family relocated to North Carolina. Subsequently, he was hired by John Umstead Hospital; in 2009, after twenty-three years, he retired from his position in the hospital’s warehouse.

Post-retirement, Milton enjoyed fishing, landscaping, and pitching horseshoes with friends. He was a strong, hard-working, and generous individual who was whole-heartedly devoted to his loved ones. Even throughout his illness, his faith in God was unwavering.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Phyllis Thigpen; his sons, David and Nathan Thigpen; his daughter, Raven Thigpen; his brother, James Thigpen; his granddaughters, Davielle Thigpen and Shadelle Lynch; four great-granddaughters; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was predeceased by his sister, Flora Thigpen Shaw.

Funeral service will be at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home, 2502 NC Hwy 55, Durham, NC., on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 11:00 am, visitation at 10:00 am.

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Phyllis and family,so sorry to hear about your loss. Sincere condolences from the Badgett and Holman family.

Phyllis, So sorry to hear about Milt. I had no idea and still finding it hard to believe. RIP Milt. He's taken another angel home.

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Dear Thigpen Family: Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. I know that this is a difficult time for your family. There are two scriptures that help me whenever I am in a difficult situation like this. Philippians 4:6,7 and Romans 8:38,39 bring me great comfort. I hope they do the same for you. Again, I'm sorry for your loss.

Our thoughts and prayers are out to the Thigpin family, I will miss my friend and neighbor. Jerry & Sharon Jefferson

Sending my condolences.

Sorry for your loss. Wesley Nicholason

Sorry for your loss. Bonita Pullen

Sorry for your loss, praying for your family. Cindy Everette

My condolences. Rewinds Shaw-Hinton

Sorry for your loss. Dennis Waller

So sorry. Gloria “Blessed” Knight

Sorry for your loss. Delia J. Perkins

My condolence is to the family. Gwendolyn Betrand

Words cannot express what a person feels when this happens.My family and I send our condolences to family.Mr. T will surely be missed by his family and friends he was a very kind and gentle man. ,He had a smile that would light up the room when he would enter.I say to Phyllis stay strong and know that this man fault a good fight, now it's time for him to rest fr his labor.,but know that the memories will live on, because Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.The Fogg & Bell family

Arthur and Virgie Martin

Sending our condolences to the Thigpen family. I had the privilege of meeting and working with him when he was employed at John Umstead Hospital. We later moved to the sub-division where he lived. I saw him out working in his yard often. You could tell he enjoyed landscaping, and he would always wave when he would see us when he was out on his mower. He was a very kind man and will surely be missed by all who knew him.

With deepest sympathy to the Shaw Family. Family rely on the God of all comfort as stated in Psalms 34:18, Old Testament Reading, King James Version. Jehovah God is near those broken at heart and crushed in spirit. Please know that your church family is praying for you and your family during this time of sorrow. Also, praying for traveling mercies for you to and from your destination. “God heals the broken-hearted. . .” - A Division of Psalms 147:3 (KJV). Submitted In Christian Love, The pastor, officers and members of Cherry Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Tarboro, North Carolina where the Reverend Steve A. Ruffin is the pastor and Lady Kim Ruffin

Sorry to hear about the death of “Milt” Thigpen. Just another soldier on the battlefield gone home to be with the Lord. Rev. Walter “Johnny” Adkins of Princeville

Praying for the family. Pastor Jonah Walston, Salem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Tarboro

May you find comfort and peace during this time of sorrow. The Shaw Family

Carrie and I were sorry to hear about the death of your uncle. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. James “Ed” Bridgers, Princeville

To Joe Shaw and Family, I am sorry to hear about the death of your uncle. I am praying you and your family. From a former co-worker and friend, “Wee” Joyner

“I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.” - The Gospel According to St. John 14:18, New Testament Reading, scripture quotation taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. To my nieces, Sebrena and Veronica Shaw and nephew, Joe Shaw, Jr. we are thinking of you and praying for you. “God will take care of you!” Love, Aunt Lillian Shaw and Family, Southern Terrace Community, Princeville, North Carolina

A Comforting Message . . . . . “Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.” - The Gospel According to St. Matthew 5:4, a very familiar passage of scripture, Sermon on the Mount, The Beatitudes; New Testament Reading, scripture quotation taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. Today, tomorrow and all the days after . . . my caring thoughts will be with you. So sorry for your loss. With sympathy, Retired Edgecombe County Sheriff James L. Knight

♥️We are sorry for your loss and will remember the family in our thoughts and prayers. In sympathy and love, The Jones Family, 503 Otis Avenue, Tarboro, North Carolina

“Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” - The Book of Job 14:1, a very familiar passage of scripture, Old Testament Reading, scripture quotation taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. Keeping you close in caring thoughts and prayers. “Milt” will be sorely missed. With sincere sympathy, Cleo