Obit of Thomas, Marie Ward - Craig County, Oklahoma

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::Llano Cemetery--Amarillo TX

Marie Ward Thomas

Marie Ward Thomas, 94, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2003.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of First 
Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Bankhead officiating. Burial will be 
in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 
Paramount Blvd.

Mrs. Thomas was born in Muskogee, Okla. on Sept. 12, 1909. She was 
valedictorian of her high school graduating class in Vinita, Okla., 
and was awarded a college scholarship in San Antonio. She lived in 
Amarillo since 1929 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. 
She was an avid reader, devoted wife and mother.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip E. Thomas in March 
of 2002. They celebrated 72 years of marriage. She was also preceded 
in death by her parents, Carl Kenneth and Evelyn Ward, a brother and 
a sister.

Survivors include a daughter, Jean Neely and husband, Dan, of 
Amarillo; a son, Philip E. Thomas Jr. and wife, Shirley, of Austin; 
three grandchildren, Evelyn Neely Husband of Houston, Matthew Owen 
Thomas and wife, Nancy, of Murphy, and Timothy Ward Thomas of 
Killeen; three great-grandchildren, Laura Marie and Matthew Douglas 
Husband of Houston and Joshua Philip Thomas of Killeen.

The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church of 
Amarillo, 1100 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101.

Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 14, 2003
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