OBIT: William E. THOMAS, 1958, Port Matilda, Centre County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/centre/ _________________________________________ WILLIAM EMANUEL THOMAS William Emanuel Thomas, Port Matilda, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday at the Philipsburg State Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks. He was born at Worth Twp. July 30, 1910, the son of John A. and Susan Seyler Thomas. His father died in October of 1954. He is survived by the mother, a sister, Mrs. Verna Wiser, Port Matilda; and a brother, Howard Thomas, Port Matilda; a son, John R. Thomas, Delcamp, Md., and a stepson, Donald Wyand, Lock Haven RD, and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Bennett Funeral home, Port Matilda, after 7 p.m. today and until time of service. Service will be held Monday at 2:30 from the funeral home. The Rev. Henry Kulp will officiate. Burial will be in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Port Matilda. Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa., January 18, 1958, page 3