Surry-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thomas, William J., 1995 

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William Joseph Thomas

  SURRY - William Joseph Thomas, age 86, died at his home on Saturday, 
Feb. 11, 1995.  He was a resident of Surry County and a lifetime deacon of 
Moore's Swamp Baptist Church.  He was retired farmer and carpenter.  He was 
the son of the late William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Britt Thomas and the 
father of the late Ruby T. Brown. 

  He is survived by his wife, Lily [sic; Lilly] Berryman Thomas; one daughter, 
Marian T. Edwards of Ivor; two sons, James William Thomas of Ivor and Bobby 
Thomas of Elberon; a brother, Wilbur L. Thomas of Newport News; fourteen 
grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. 

  A funeral service was held Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. in Moore's Swamp 
Baptist Church by Rev. Rick Pressley.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 
Memorial donations may be made to Moore's Swamp Baptist Church, 2200 Runnymede 
Road, Elberon, VA 23846.  Purviance Funeral Home handled arrangements.


William Joseph THOMAS, retired farmer & carpenter, 
b. 3 Aug 1908, Surry Co., d. 11 Feb 1995, at home, Surry, 
interred in Moore's Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 14 Feb 1995, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 76, No. 7, Feb. 15, 1995, p. 6 

*Find a Grave Mem. #102426582 

Birthplace &c. from WW-II draft card. 

His parents m. 4 Apr 1906 in Isle of Wight Co. 

His father, William Henry THOMAS, was buried at home in Surry Co. 

His mother, Sarah Elizabeth (BRITT STALLINGS) THOMAS {18 Aug 1879 - 
   26 Sep 1927}, 1m. Solomon STALLINGS, 5 Jun 1901 in Surry Co. 
   She is buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Find a Grave Mem. #104276015 confuses her with Sarah Elizabeth (THOMAS; 
   Mrs. Jack) JOHNSON. 


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