TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La. OBITUARIY for THOMAS, WALTER Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Mar. 16 to Mar. 17, 2016 Died: Thursday, March 10, 2016 ============================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ============================================================================= THOMAS, WALTER ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafourche/obits/dateobits/2016/f1603.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== Mr. Walter Thomas, 82, a native of St. Joseph and resident of Raceland, died on Thursday, March 10, 2016. A visitation will be held from at 10 a.m. until service time on Friday, March 18 at Morning Star Baptist church in Raceland. Funeral Services will take place at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Morning Star Baptist church Cemetery in Raceland. He is survived by his sons, Gerald (Audrey) Thomas, Garland (Chandra) Thomas, and Robert (Jennifer) Smith; daughters, Tekieta Thomas, Zelda Smith and companion, Shawn Poindexter, Loretta (Raymond) Scott, Dorothy Thomas, Virginia (Demris) Garret, Meosha (Michael) Readom; goddaughter, LaSheka Brown; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a host of niece's nephews and family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Thomas; parents, Matilda and Frank Baptise; son, Elvis Thomas; sister, Mary Honere; and grandparents, Stella and Robert Thomas. Kennedy Funeral Home in Raceland Entrusted With Services. ======================