OBIT: William H. THOMAS, 1997, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  THOMAS
  
  William H. Thomas, 76, of Somerset, died June 27, 1997, at the VA Medical
  Center, Altoona.  Born Feb. 14, 1921, in Vanceboro, N.C., son of the late
  James Grant and Mary (Acree) Thomas.  Preceded in death by wife, Audrey A.
  (Rudy) Thomas, in 1994 and son, William G. Thomas in 1996.  Also preceded in
  death by brothers, George, Clifford, John, Robert, Frank and Preston:
  sisters, Ellen, Mary Frances and Elizabeth, and three infant siblings.
  Survived by children, Linda Thomas Atkinson, Somerset; James G. Thomas,
  married to the former Darlene Hardesty, Berlin, and Joseph G. Thomas,
  married to Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach. Calif.  Also survived by
  grandchildren, Molly and Paige Atkinson, both of Somerset, and Andrew
  Romesberg of Berlin.  Veteran of World War II, Pacific Theater, and the
  Korean War; serving in the United States Marine Corps, 1940-1947, and the
  United States Air Force, 1947-1968, Strategic Air Command.  Former employee
  of Wheeler Brothers, Fetterolf Coal Company and Gilmore Manufacturing.  A
  32nd Degree Mason.  Member of Onion Leek Masonic Lodge, Austin, Texas,
  Scottish Rite, New Bern, N.C.  Will join beloved wife of 48 years in
  Arlington National Cemetery, where private services will be conducted at
  the convenience of the family.  Memorial contributions may be made to the
  Somerset In-Touch Hospice, 651 S. Center Avenue, Somerset, Pa. 15501.
  
  Daily American, June 30, 1997
  
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