Obituaries: Y. R. Thomas, 1962, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: March 1, 1962 Y. R. Thomas, 79, Of Sikes Dies Y. R. Thomas, 79, former resident of the Fellowship Community near Sikes, died unexpectedly at 6 a.m. Thursday at a nursing home in Wyatt. Funeral arrangements will be announced from the Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield where the body has been taken. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William J. Higdon, Winnfield, and Mrs. E. N. Curry, Sikes; four sons, George Thomas, Norfolk, Va., John Thomas, Alaska, Ed Thomas, Chatham, and Gene Thomas of West Monroe; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr. Thomas was a retired farmer.