A funeral service for Alicia Louise Thomas, 56, of Dallas, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2022, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Nichols Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2022, at the funeral home.

Alicia was born on June 23, 1966, in Dallas, Texas to James "JC" Willis Jr. and Ruby Willis and passed away on December 18, 2022, at Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, Texas.

She grew up on Marshall, Texas with her younger brothers, James Eric Willis and Christopher Calvin Willis I. Growing up she attended schools at Marshall ISD and graduated with the class of 1984 from Marshall High School. She also attended college at Tyler Junior College. She was formally known for modeling and engaging in a pageant, where she won the title of Mrs. All City. To her family and friends, she was known as Alicia, Tink or Weezy, but to her children she was affectionately known as "Maaa" and "Lady."

She is preceded in death by her father, James Calvin Willis Jr.; grandsons, Ja'Mison Smith, Ja'Ceion Smith and nephew, Christopher Calvin Willis II.

She leaves behind her legacy to cherish her mother, Ruby Willis; brothers, James Eric Willis, Christopher Calvin Willis I of Marshall, Texas; children, Brandi Turner, Kandi Smith, Carly Thomas and Ronnie Thomas Jr. (Mayra M.) of Dallas, Texas; bonus son, George T. Buchanan; grandchildren, Christian Richardson, Stephen Turner Jr., Heaven Turner, Kyleigh Thomas-Moore, Ja'Lanei Smith, Elana Thomas and Kynedeigh Thomas of Dallas, Texas along with a host of beloved family and friends.