Constance M. “aka “ Nurse Connie” Thomas, age 81, of Leesburg, FL, went to be with the Lord Tuesday December 13, 2016 in Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born June 20, 1935 in Edgewater Park,NJ. to the late Thomas W. and Elizabeth Marter McGinley. She was a Registered Nurse giving loving care to her students as a school nurse. Constance moved to Leesburg from Hertford, NC and was of the Episcopal Faith, and Past President of the Bocci Club of Hawthorne. She is survived by a son, Timothy Shields, St. Petersburg, FL. Three daughters, Beth Newsome and husband Bill, of St.Petersburg, FL,Michele Shields of Leesburg, FL, Tricia Prokop and her husband Ron, of Duncannsville, PA., two sisters, Liz Barmeyer, of CA., Pat Osborn, Leesburg and seven loving grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family requests memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to, Cornerstone Hospice, in memory of Constance Thomas, 2445 Lane Park Road,Tavares, FL. 32778.
