Funeral services for Mr. Thomas will be held on Friday, October 21, at 3:00 PM, in the chapel of Fletcher-Day Funeral Home with Rev. Jason Weeks officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2:00 until the service hour.
Mr. Thomas was born in Thomaston on March 5, 1935, to the late William H. Thomas, Sr. and Mildred Baldwin Thomas. He was a 1953 graduate of R. E. Lee Institute and attended Georgia Tech. Mr. Thomas was employed for thirty-seven years by B. F. Goodrich Martha Mills where he was superintendent of the weave department. Mr. Thomas was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a devoted father, grandfather, friend, and Christian.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Thomas, and a brother Bobby Thomas. He is survived by two daughters: Lynne (Kenny) Brown and Kay (Joe) Denby, both of Thomaston; two sons: Russ (Bethany) Thomas of Sharpsburg, GA, and Ken Thomas of Thomaston; a sister: Charlotte Cromer of Thomaston; seven grandchildren: Joshua (Sam) Hambrick, Jonathan (Michelle) Smith, Lindsey (Matt) Gordy, Kaci (Bruce) Mims, Chris Thomas, Hannah Rosenhack, and Corey Thomas; five great grandchildren: Zack Gooden, Easton Mims, Jett Gordy, Emmarie Mims, and Bray Gordy; and one great great grandchild, Everlee Gooden. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Fletcher-Day Funeral Home of Thomaston is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.
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