Obit of Dr. E.F. Thomas (t520) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 1 Sep 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Thomas, Bentley, Mayes, Cordell, Powers Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5048 Dr. E.F. Thomas, 88, of Lubbock, Texas, has passed away. Services were in the J.A. Hodges Chapel of First Christian Church with Dr. Dudley Strain, pastor emeritus and the Rev. James Sutherlin, pastor officiating. Entombment was in the Crestview Mausoleum in Wichita Falls, Texas with the Rev. John Muir, pastor of First Christian Church in Wichita Falls, officiating. Arrangement were by Rix Funeral Home. Dr. Thomas moved to Lubbock in 1977 from Wichita Falls, where he had lived since 1937. He moved from Virginia to Oklahoma in 1899. He was a member and an elder of the First Christian Church, the Lions Club and Professions Association, and he delivered Meals on Wheels. He married Blanche Bentley in 1927 in Oklahoma City. She died in 1977. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Mayes of Lubbock; a son, Bert Thomas of Amarillo, Texas; and eight grandchildren. Other relatives include Pauline Cordell, Bruce Thomas and Vint Thomas of Balko, Oklahoma, Katura Powers, Midwest City and a host of nieces and nephews. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK