Anna Lee (Ketchum) Thomas

Anna Lee Thomas, 75, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at Azria Health Prairie Ridge in Mediapolis, Iowa. She had been a long-time resident of Morning Sun. She passed peacefully surrounded by family after a long fight with diabetes and kidney disease. There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morning Sun Community Center.  Private graveside services will be held at Elmwood Cemetery.  The Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services of Morning Sun is caring for the family.  Online condolences may be left at www.sandhfuneralservice.com.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the Morning Sun Ambulance and Morning Sun Hometown Pride, both near and dear to her heart.

Anna Ketchum was born on July 31, 1950 in Downing Missouri, the daughter of Max and Doris (Bruner) Ketchum. She graduated from Schuyler County Schools in 1968. She fell in love with and married John Thomas of Morning Sun, Iowa on July 23, 1971. Anna was a dispatcher for Thomas Trucking, a beloved caretaker at home and she didn't miss a game. In previous years, she also worked at the Morning Sun Locker owned by Bill and Celia McElhinney, the Morning Sun Care Center, as well as Hometown Cafe in Morning Sun. She enjoyed time with her family and friends. Anna was a member of The First United Presbyterian Church in Morning Sun. She and John loved their kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids very much. They were the apple of their eyes.

Survivors include: daughter Lori and Doug Harris of Morning Sun; daughter Angela and Shad Singleton of Mora, MN; son Chris and Allisen Thomas of Morning Sun, and daughter Ranae and Jim Bryant of Avon, Ohio. Ten grandkids and, so far, five great-grandkids were the twinkle in her eyes and her siblings, Eddie Ketchum of Morning Sun and Ellen Partin of Kirksville, MO.

 Anna was preceded in death by her parents, Max and Doris; brother, Larry; and husband, John, who passed in 2016.

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