Carolyn New Thomas, 68 of Darien, GA entered eternal rest on July 13, 2018. She was born in Greenville, SC and was the daughter of the late John Robert New and Mary Elizabeth Moisson. After graduating Wade Hampton High School, she became a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. Her travels took her to New Orleans, LA where she met her husband, R.D. Thomas Jr (Dedi). This marriage led her to Patterson, GA where she started a family. Carolyn was a loving and doting mother to her son, Rome. While in Patterson, Carolyn attended the Church of Christ in Waycross, GA. She was an avid gardener who was a member of the Camellia Club. Her hands stayed in the dirt planting flowers and working in her yard. Carolyn remained active playing tennis. She was also a member of the Patterson Bridge Club. After a divorce, she followed her heart and created a new life in Darien, GA. She made her home along the marshes of Black Island Creek. She worked as a church secretary at St. Andrew's & St. Cyprian's Episcopal Churches and was a devoted public servant who looked forward to serving her community. During this time, she frequented the coastal festivals in NC, SC, GA and FL. Selling her Palmetto Juice gained her local notoriety where she was commonly known as the 'Palmetto Juice Lady'. She is survived by a brother, John Robert New Jr, and wife Michelle Smithart New and their daughter, Kyla Nicol New Herbst and a son, Emmett Lee Herbst of Torrington, WY. She is also survived by a son, Roma Durrence Thomas, III of Patterson, GA and wife, Jamie Lea Hendrix Thomas of Brunswick, GA. Son, Roma Enzo Thomas and daughter, Althea Lea Thomas. Also surviving are her nephews, Robert Edward Schwab Jr and wife, Liesel Hoch Schwab of Greenville, SC and his daughters, Annsley Elizabeth Schwab and Adison Blair Schwab of Lyman, SC. Nephew, Christopher Alan Schwab and wife, Mindy Simon Schwab and sons, Grayson Simon Schwab and Jonah Simon Schwab. Also surviving, Terry Harrington of Darien, GA. She is preceded in death by her sister, Marsha Barrett New Feimster of Greenville, SC, mother and father, John Robert New and Mary Elizabeth Moisson of Greenville, SC, paternal grandparents, A.G. New and Maude E. Worley of Greenville, SC.,her maternal grandparents, G.M. Moisson and Iona Coppleston of Charleston, SC. A celebration of Carolyn Thomas' life will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 1pm at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Darien, GA. At the request of the family, a donation can be made to the Savannah Alzheimer's Association. "It is truly I, who has been blessed to know each and every one of you!" Carolyn Thomas