Audra Maxine Deskins Thomas, 80, of Rockhouse, WV, gained her heavenly wings on May 14, 2025, at home. She was born on September 27, 1944, at her family home, also at Rockhouse. Maxine, as everyone called her, was the daughter of the late James Amos and Dixie Bailey Deskins, being the last living Deskins’ sibling. Maxine was a 1963 graduate of Baileysville High School and was employed by the Wyoming County Board of Education, serving as a school cook for many years mostly at Baileysville. The kitchen was where she shined, loving to feed others and making sure that no one left hungry. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings and their spouses: brother Mervin Emerson (Virginia) Deskins, sisters Cuba Athlene (Buster) Cline, Chrystal Kathleen (Dall) Cline, sister-in-law Brenda Sue Young, niece Teresa Dawn McDowney, nephews Travis Leon Cline, Kendall Scott Cline and great-grandson Avern Ray Collins, Jr. Survivors include her loving husband of 61 years, Alvin Stanley Thomas, Sons Darren Eugene Thomas and wife Sonya of Rockhouse, WV, Darrell Edward Thomas and wife Natalie of Fayette, Alabama, daughter Lisa Michele Thomas Collins and husband Bobby, also of Rockhouse, WV, and a host of nieces and nephews. She loved her grandchildren dearly: Avern Ray Collins and wife Nikki of Red Springs, NC, Taylor Thomas Trice and husband Nolan of Fayette, Alabama, Jonathan James Thomas and wife Allyson of Berry, Alabama, Morgan Mackenzie Thomas and fiancé Brandon Farley of Wilmington, Ohio, Bailey MacKenzie Thomas of Fayette, Alabama, Lauren Mackaylie Thomas of Rockhouse, Thomas Lakota Collins of Troy, Ohio, and Ashton Renae Collins of Rockhouse, great-grandaughters Oakley Parker Trice and Kennedy Grace Thomas, both in Alabama. Funeral services will be held at 12:00, Tuesday, May 20th in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastors Ronald Lester and Bill Goode officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV. Friends may visit with the family from 6:00-9:00 Monday evening, May 19th at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Thomas Collins, Avern Collins, Jonathan Thomas, Nolan Trice, Brandon Farley, Allan Cline, Keith Browning and Robert Hanks. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bobby Collins, Darren Thomas, Darrell Thomas, James Justice, Jack Wingler, and Rodney Cline. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home in Lynco, WV.