On Friday, September 22, 2023, in the comfort of her own home Hilda Elizabeth Thomas departed this life and entered a life of eternal peace.

Hilda, also known to her family and friends as "Dee Dee" was born January 16, 1954, in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Walter Thomas and Mary Helen Johnson.

Hilda was educated in the Charles County Public School system. She wore many different hats when it came to work. She owned and managed her own cleaning business, the Washington D.C. Police Force, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and The Charles County Board of Education as the mailroom clerk. During her younger years Hilda, just like her mom, loved playing softball. Hilda had many other talents such as sketching, drawing, and fishing.

She enjoyed many things in her life; mainly enjoying being around her family during Thanksgiving and Christmas. When Hilda wanted to relax, she would take a short trip down to the Marshall Hall waterfront where she would fish and meditate. Any other time you could drop by she'd be sitting in front of the TV shuffling cards until you could barely read the print on them. In her early years she loved to have a great time and being the life of the party. In her later years, she enjoyed seeing "ACE", her great-grand-fur baby, and solving murder mysteries.

In addition to her parents, Hilda was also preceded in death by her brother Renwick "Eric" Newman, her sister Robin Newman, and her Favorite Aunt Agnes Sydnor (Ant Pete).

She Leaves to cherish her memories, two sons, David C. Hancock Jr. and his wife Pammie Johnson-Hancock, and Marcus O. Thomas; nine Bonus children Dwayne Hancock, Dawn Hancock, Damian Hancock, Dwight Hancock, Demont Hancock, Delisha Hancock, Danyella Hancock, Dominique Hancock, Dominic Hancock; five grandchildren, Kiana Hancock, Deona Hancock, Deasia Holmes-Johnson, Oantrell Johnson, Cory Thomas; two brothers, Walter Thomas Sr. and his wife Nita, niece Sharita and nephew Walter Thomas Jr., Richard Newman Jr. and his wife Myrna, nephew Lucas Newman, James Thomas and his wife Joan, eight sisters, Agnes Washington, Christine White, Phyllis Williams, Sandra Thomas, Jeanell Thomas, Patrica Thomas, Tania Thomas, and Shirley Petrovic, Special nieces and nephews; Ellis, Eric, Latasha, and Lakia Dyson, two godchildren Kimberly and Adrienne Mack, special cousin; Terri "Shelly" Jones; Special friends Eddie Boy, Mike Dorsey, Terry and Theresa Chase, Thelery Mack, Donavon, Doris Warfield, Diane and David Coombs, Mann, Jill, Theron, Shorty and extended family Ford and Greenway Drives.

Viewing, 10:00 a.m., until the Celebration of Life, 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 2023, in the Chapel of Thornton Funeral Home, P.A., 3439 Livingston Road, Indian Head, Maryland 20640.