Beckham Co. OK KENNETH LeROY (CORKY) THOMAS ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joan (DeFore) Garvey on ==================================================================== Elk City Newspaper Beckham Co. KENNETH LeROY (CORKY)THOMAS Services for Kenneth Leroy "Corky" THOMAS, who was killed in a two-truck collision Sunday in Colorado, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev. Richard GIBBENS officiating. Burial will be at the Fairlawn cemetery, under the direction of Martin funeral home. Mr. THOMAS was born July 26, 1928 at Cheyenne and died Feb. 3, 1963 in a truck wreck near Hugo, Colo. He graduated from Cheyenne highschool in 1946 and served in the military service three months(?) being discharged in 1955 following the death of his father. He was maried to Patsy SHELTON Dec. 19, 1948 in Elk City. He is survived by his wife of the home, 521 N. Elk, one daughter, Joe Deborah; his mother, Mrs. Helen THOMAS of Elk City; two sisters, Mrs. R. N. CHAPMAN of Elk City and Mrs. Frank DODSON of Grimes, Okla; one brother, J. T. THOMAS, of Riverside, Calif. Record Note: Son of Benjamin Harvey (Lit) and Helen Frances (JAMES) THOMAS