OBIT: Sem D. THOMAS, 2004, Thomas Mills, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SEM D. THOMAS
  
  Sem D. Thomas, 91, Thomas Mills, died March 7, 2004, at Memorial Medical
  Center.  Born Dec. 2, 1912, in Thomas Mills, son of Lawrence and Lizzie
  (Johns) Thomas.  Preceded in death by parents, wife, Erie, sister, Fannie
  and brother, Oscar.  Survived by sisters-in-law, Grace Thomas and Novelda
  Kissell, brother-in-law, L. Merle Thomas and numerous nieces and nephews.
  Sem lived on the farm with nephew, Daniel and his wife, Faith and their
  children, Jason, Laura and Lisa Thomas.  A member of the Thomas Mennonite
  Church.  Sem was a dairy farmer and operated a trucking business for much of
  his life.  He was also a direct descendent of Joseph Johns, founder of
  Johnstown.  Friends received 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the John Henderson Co.
  Funeral Home, 215 Central Ave., and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the
  Thomas Mennonite Church, where service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday.  The
  Rev. Don Spiegle officiating.  Interment, Thomas Mennonite Church Cemetery.
  
  03/08/2004  Daily American