Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....THOMAS, HENRY MORGAN  April 1, 2017
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News Star Wold - April 05, 2017
HENRY MORGAN THOMAS

Funeral services for Henry Morgan Thomas, 78, of Many, LA, will be held on 
Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church of Many. 
Burial will follow in the Many Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Thursday, 
April 6, 2017, at 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church of Many. Henry 
Morgan Thomas was born February 13, 1939, in Camden-Fairview, Arkansas, to 
Henry Cornelius Thomas and his wife, Alta Berry Thomas. He graduated from 
Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana in 1957. While at Neville, he was 
active in athletics. Henry graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1962 with a 
degree in Forestry. He retired from Georgia Pacific Corporation as Lumber 
Operations Manager of its Central and Eastern Operations. While employed 
with Georgia Pacific, he was a pioneer in the field of high-speed small log 
manufacturing. He served on the Executive Board of Southern Pine Inspection 
Bureau, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the AD&N Railroad and 
First State Bank of Crossett, Arkansas. Mr. Thomas received the Georgia 
Pacific Distinguished Service Award, the Vice President of the Mid-Continent 
Division Award, and listed as Who's Who in American Business. He was a 
member of the First United Methodist Church of Many. Henry is survived by 
his wife of 53 years, Gail Sawyer Thomas, their five children: Joseph Henry 
Thomas and wife, Vee; Sally Thomas Maloch and husband, Layne; Wesley Morgan 
Thomas and wife, Cindy; Sharon Thomas Meyers and husband, Derek; Karen 
Thomas Highland and husband, Kevin; thirteen grandchildren; one brother 
Joseph Berry Thomas and wife, Mary Lynn; one stepsister Mary Eva Bagwell; 
brothers-in-law Tom Sawyer and wife, Barbara and Roger Chapman and wife, 
Charlene; sisters-in-law Verline Olinde and husband, Al; Carol Costello and 
husband, Mike; Maria Butler and husband, Mike; a host of nieces and nephews; 
two special sisters: Jane Temple Johnson and Carolyn McCormick Myrick as 
well as a special mother Sally Hines of Monroe and daughter and son-in-law, 
Linda and Terry Reeves. Pallbearers: Pete Abington, Tommy Joe Andres, Hilton 
Ebarb, Bob Groves, Calvin Jones, Butch (Gloyd) Martin, Larry Rhame, Charles 
Richey, Bart Rumsey, Shelly Wiggins. Honorary Pallbearers: Billy Dan Files, 
Georgia Pacific Lumber Mill Managers, and the 1957 Neville High School State 
Championship football team.

Warren Meadows Funeral Home

Many, LA

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