Ines Augrain Thomas

Ines Augrain Thomas passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 21, 2019. Ines was born in New Orleans on March 21, 1934 to Rene Joseph Augrain and Thelma LeBlanc Augrain. Ines lived a full, joyful life guided by her strong Catholic faith. She spent her childhood and adult years residing in New Orleans. During the last 33 years of her life, she resided in Mandeville, passing away at her final home in Christwood Retirement Community. She attended St. Dominic Elementary School, Dominican High School, LSU and Soule Business College.

Ines married John “Jack” Dall Thomas and they shared a wonderful life for 62 years. They traveled the world and spent many summers on their boat traveling up and down the Gulf Coast. They were members of the Southern Yacht Club, Colonial Country Club and Covington Country Club enjoying many years of golf and tennis together. Ines was a New Orleans tour guide and member of the New Orleans Tour Guide Association for over 30 years. She loved her hometown and enjoyed sharing her knowledge of Louisiana and New Orleans history with others. Ines was an accomplished artist participating in Art Shows and selling her artwork in the French Quarter and throughout the New Orleans region. She enjoyed writing short stories and poetry throughout her life. She compiled many stories detailing her childhood and early adult life in her book, “Memoirs of an 84 Year Old”.

Ines will be remembered with much love by her children: Terry Thomas Stuart (Eric), Kimberly Thomas Doyle (Scott), Dall John Thomas (Ginger), Dean John Thomas (Claire), Cynthia Thomas Hudson (John Martinez), Richard Augrain Thomas (Lori), Leslie Thomas Domingues (Paul), and Brandon Gerard Thomas, and her sister: Renee-Therese Augrain Dearborn. She will also be missed by her 21 grand-children: Cory, Lindsay, Alex, Ashley, Andrew, Anthony, Zachary, Jeannette, Gerard, Douglas, Patrick, Katie, Laine, John Dall, Michael, Ellen, Paul Jr., Allison, Thomas, Cody and Chad who all have loving memories of their fun-filled “MiMi”. She will also be missed by her 12 great grand-children: Owen, Elliott, Jack, Stuart, Conrad, James, Landri, Madeleine, Anthony, Evangeline, Kiley, and Benjamin.

Ines’ family would like to thank Kathleen Mistich and the staff at St. Tammany Hospice and Christwood Retirement Community for their attentive care during the end of her life.

Family and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, on Friday, September 27, 2019 at 2 pm. Visitation will begin at 12:00 pm. A private burial for the family only will be held at Metairie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (https://myasthenia.org) To view and sign the guest book, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.