MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Gilbert Henry Thomas, 27 Dec 2002
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GILBERT HENRY THOMAS

BAKERSVILLE - Gilbert Henry Thomas, 81, of Roses Branch Road, died Friday, 
Dec. 27, 2002. He was the son of the late Leroy and Laura Woody Thomas. 
A farmer and veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a member of Red Hill 
Baptist Church where he had taught the adult Sunday School class.
Survivors include his wife, Jewell Woody Thomas of the home; sons, 
Gilbert Iric Thomas of Sapphire, and Wayne Edward Thomas of Bakersville; 
daughters, Carmella Hall of Asheville and Nancy Byrd of Bakersville; 13 
grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Henline-
Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Rev. Randy Wise officiated. Burial 
followed in the Thomas Family Cemetery. The family received friends one 
hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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