Services for J.H. "Punk" Thomas, 80, of Slaton will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Englunds Chapel with the Rev. Jack Thompson officiating.
Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
He died Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
He was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Denton and moved northeast of Slaton with his family in 1927. He attended McClung and Roosevelt schools and began farming at age 13. He served in the Army from October 1942 until April 1945 in the European Theater in the 88th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He married Doris McCormick on Oct. 23, 1946, in Lubbock. He retired from farming in 1997. He served on the Roosevelt school board and was a member of the Slaton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6721.
A son, Jimmy, died in 1982.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rex of Acuff, Tony of Ransom Canyon and Randy of Lazbuddie; a daughter, Janie Westbrook of Acuff; a brother, Glen "Bud" of Carterville, Ga.; a sister, Doris Barnes of Lubbock; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, Lubbock, TX 79453 or to a favorite charity.
Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
He died Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
He was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Denton and moved northeast of Slaton with his family in 1927. He attended McClung and Roosevelt schools and began farming at age 13. He served in the Army from October 1942 until April 1945 in the European Theater in the 88th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He married Doris McCormick on Oct. 23, 1946, in Lubbock. He retired from farming in 1997. He served on the Roosevelt school board and was a member of the Slaton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6721.
A son, Jimmy, died in 1982.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rex of Acuff, Tony of Ransom Canyon and Randy of Lazbuddie; a daughter, Janie Westbrook of Acuff; a brother, Glen "Bud" of Carterville, Ga.; a sister, Doris Barnes of Lubbock; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, Lubbock, TX 79453 or to a favorite charity.
Services for J.H. "Punk" Thomas, 80, of Slaton will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Englunds Chapel with the Rev. Jack Thompson officiating.
Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
He died Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
He was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Denton and moved northeast of Slaton with his family in 1927. He attended McClung and Roosevelt schools and began farming at age 13. He served in the Army from October 1942 until April 1945 in the European Theater in the 88th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He married Doris McCormick on Oct. 23, 1946, in Lubbock. He retired from farming in 1997. He served on the Roosevelt school board and was a member of the Slaton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6721.
A son, Jimmy, died in 1982.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rex of Acuff, Tony of Ransom Canyon and Randy of Lazbuddie; a daughter, Janie Westbrook of Acuff; a brother, Glen "Bud" of Carterville, Ga.; a sister, Doris Barnes of Lubbock; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, Lubbock, TX 79453 or to a favorite charity.
Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
He died Wednesday, May 22, 2002.
He was born Oct. 16, 1921, in Denton and moved northeast of Slaton with his family in 1927. He attended McClung and Roosevelt schools and began farming at age 13. He served in the Army from October 1942 until April 1945 in the European Theater in the 88th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star.
He married Doris McCormick on Oct. 23, 1946, in Lubbock. He retired from farming in 1997. He served on the Roosevelt school board and was a member of the Slaton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6721.
A son, Jimmy, died in 1982.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rex of Acuff, Tony of Ransom Canyon and Randy of Lazbuddie; a daughter, Janie Westbrook of Acuff; a brother, Glen "Bud" of Carterville, Ga.; a sister, Doris Barnes of Lubbock; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, Lubbock, TX 79453 or to a favorite charity.
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Burial May 25 2002
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