Phillip Howard Thomas, lifelong Bartlesville resident, was 77 when he passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2020, in his hometown.
Phillip was born August 30, 1942, to Kennith and Alice (Rickman) Thomas. He was a longtime member of the Southern Baptist Church and grew up attending Virginia Ave. Baptist Church. He was raised in Bartlesville and graduated from College High in 1960. He then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford for a short while before returning home. He worked for United Linen for a time before being employed at Walmart in the sporting goods department and then later as a door greeter before retiring in 2017.
He enjoyed building models of different varieties, and over the years, completed hundreds of mechanical moving models. Phillip had spent his whole life in Oklahoma, having only left the state once for a family vacation to Colorado. He loved visiting with everyone, from friends and family to strangers, and he was very close to his cousin Lynetta.
Phillip is survived by his cousin Lynetta Morris of Bartlesville, and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Kennith and Alice Thomas, and his sister Frankie Sharron.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home and Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phillip Howard Thomas please visit our Sympathy Store.
Phillip was born August 30, 1942, to Kennith and Alice (Rickman) Thomas. He was a longtime member of the Southern Baptist Church and grew up attending Virginia Ave. Baptist Church. He was raised in Bartlesville and graduated from College High in 1960. He then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford for a short while before returning home. He worked for United Linen for a time before being employed at Walmart in the sporting goods department and then later as a door greeter before retiring in 2017.
He enjoyed building models of different varieties, and over the years, completed hundreds of mechanical moving models. Phillip had spent his whole life in Oklahoma, having only left the state once for a family vacation to Colorado. He loved visiting with everyone, from friends and family to strangers, and he was very close to his cousin Lynetta.
Phillip is survived by his cousin Lynetta Morris of Bartlesville, and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Kennith and Alice Thomas, and his sister Frankie Sharron.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home and Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phillip Howard Thomas please visit our Sympathy Store.
Phillip Howard Thomas, lifelong Bartlesville resident, was 77 when he passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2020, in his hometown.
Phillip was born August 30, 1942, to Kennith and Alice (Rickman) Thomas. He was a longtime member of the Southern Baptist Church and grew up attending Virginia Ave. Baptist Church. He was raised in Bartlesville and graduated from College High in 1960. He then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford for a short while before returning home. He worked for United Linen for a time before being employed at Walmart in the sporting goods department and then later as a door greeter before retiring in 2017.
He enjoyed building models of different varieties, and over the years, completed hundreds of mechanical moving models. Phillip had spent his whole life in Oklahoma, having only left the state once for a family vacation to Colorado. He loved visiting with everyone, from friends and family to strangers, and he was very close to his cousin Lynetta.
Phillip is survived by his cousin Lynetta Morris of Bartlesville, and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Kennith and Alice Thomas, and his sister Frankie Sharron.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home and Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phillip Howard Thomas please visit our Sympathy Store.
Phillip was born August 30, 1942, to Kennith and Alice (Rickman) Thomas. He was a longtime member of the Southern Baptist Church and grew up attending Virginia Ave. Baptist Church. He was raised in Bartlesville and graduated from College High in 1960. He then attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford for a short while before returning home. He worked for United Linen for a time before being employed at Walmart in the sporting goods department and then later as a door greeter before retiring in 2017.
He enjoyed building models of different varieties, and over the years, completed hundreds of mechanical moving models. Phillip had spent his whole life in Oklahoma, having only left the state once for a family vacation to Colorado. He loved visiting with everyone, from friends and family to strangers, and he was very close to his cousin Lynetta.
Phillip is survived by his cousin Lynetta Morris of Bartlesville, and numerous other cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Kennith and Alice Thomas, and his sister Frankie Sharron.
Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home and Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phillip Howard Thomas please visit our Sympathy Store.
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