LINDEN, TN ~ Pamela Jean Thing (nee Marshall) of Linden, TN, passed away on September 27th, 2026, in Jackson, TN, at the age of 73.

Pamela was preceded in death by her parents James Herbert Marshall and Arbell Buchanan, her brothers Herbert Leon Marshall and Darrial Wayne Marshall of Linden, TN, and her sister Cora Ann Jacobs of Pekin, IL.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years Wayne Thing, her sisters Addie Ray Marshall of Delevan, IL, and Sandra Sue White of Pekin, IL, her daughter Kathryn Marlaine of St. Petersberg, FL, and numerous nieces & nephews whom she loved dearly.

Pamela had an extensive career in television and audio/media, working in Peoria, IL, Toledo, OH, and Spring Hill, TN. She loved to travel, especially to beach resorts, and recently she visited Alaska twice. She married Wayne Thing in 1980 in Goodfield, IL, and they enjoyed 46 years of marriage. In 1994, she had their only child, Kathryn Maraine, in St. Petersburg, FL.

In Lieu of Flowers, Pamela requested that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or The American Cancer Society.

Pam was a 1971 graduate of PCHS.