Thomas Gay, of Switz City, passed peacefully on the evening of June 11, 2015.
He was born in Perry County, Kentucky on June 27, 1928, and was the oldest of nine children. He married his beloved wife, Jalia Gay, in 1953. He served his country by fighting in the Korean War and worked as a county highway employee until retiring in 1988.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jalia Gay; his parents, Timothy and Armilda Gay; and his sisters Sally Ann, Wavy, and Edwina.
He is survived by his children: Linda (Gay) Flagg and her husband Jack, of Bloomfield; Steve Gay and his wife Nancy, of Bloomington; and Thomas Gay and his wife Susan, of Freedom, as well as grandchildren Jasmine (Flagg) Myers and her husband Ryan, Britt Flagg, and Missy Jordan; and great-grandchildren Cody Jordan, Leslie Ramos, Braedan Flagg, and upcoming Baby Myers. Sisters Louise, Ella Lee, Carol, and Sadie, brother Tim and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas Gay never met a stranger and was quick to offer very important parting advice about not taking wooden nickels. He had a creative nickname for everyone. He was good and kind, and he will be very, very missed by all that had the privilege to know him.
Visitation will be held at 1pm Sunday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with a 2pm service. Interment will follow at Switz City Cemetery.
He was born in Perry County, Kentucky on June 27, 1928, and was the oldest of nine children. He married his beloved wife, Jalia Gay, in 1953. He served his country by fighting in the Korean War and worked as a county highway employee until retiring in 1988.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jalia Gay; his parents, Timothy and Armilda Gay; and his sisters Sally Ann, Wavy, and Edwina.
He is survived by his children: Linda (Gay) Flagg and her husband Jack, of Bloomfield; Steve Gay and his wife Nancy, of Bloomington; and Thomas Gay and his wife Susan, of Freedom, as well as grandchildren Jasmine (Flagg) Myers and her husband Ryan, Britt Flagg, and Missy Jordan; and great-grandchildren Cody Jordan, Leslie Ramos, Braedan Flagg, and upcoming Baby Myers. Sisters Louise, Ella Lee, Carol, and Sadie, brother Tim and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas Gay never met a stranger and was quick to offer very important parting advice about not taking wooden nickels. He had a creative nickname for everyone. He was good and kind, and he will be very, very missed by all that had the privilege to know him.
Visitation will be held at 1pm Sunday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with a 2pm service. Interment will follow at Switz City Cemetery.
Thomas Gay, of Switz City, passed peacefully on the evening of June 11, 2015.
He was born in Perry County, Kentucky on June 27, 1928, and was the oldest of nine children. He married his beloved wife, Jalia Gay, in 1953. He served his country by fighting in the Korean War and worked as a county highway employee until retiring in 1988.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jalia Gay; his parents, Timothy and Armilda Gay; and his sisters Sally Ann, Wavy, and Edwina.
He is survived by his children: Linda (Gay) Flagg and her husband Jack, of Bloomfield; Steve Gay and his wife Nancy, of Bloomington; and Thomas Gay and his wife Susan, of Freedom, as well as grandchildren Jasmine (Flagg) Myers and her husband Ryan, Britt Flagg, and Missy Jordan; and great-grandchildren Cody Jordan, Leslie Ramos, Braedan Flagg, and upcoming Baby Myers. Sisters Louise, Ella Lee, Carol, and Sadie, brother Tim and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas Gay never met a stranger and was quick to offer very important parting advice about not taking wooden nickels. He had a creative nickname for everyone. He was good and kind, and he will be very, very missed by all that had the privilege to know him.
Visitation will be held at 1pm Sunday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with a 2pm service. Interment will follow at Switz City Cemetery.
He was born in Perry County, Kentucky on June 27, 1928, and was the oldest of nine children. He married his beloved wife, Jalia Gay, in 1953. He served his country by fighting in the Korean War and worked as a county highway employee until retiring in 1988.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jalia Gay; his parents, Timothy and Armilda Gay; and his sisters Sally Ann, Wavy, and Edwina.
He is survived by his children: Linda (Gay) Flagg and her husband Jack, of Bloomfield; Steve Gay and his wife Nancy, of Bloomington; and Thomas Gay and his wife Susan, of Freedom, as well as grandchildren Jasmine (Flagg) Myers and her husband Ryan, Britt Flagg, and Missy Jordan; and great-grandchildren Cody Jordan, Leslie Ramos, Braedan Flagg, and upcoming Baby Myers. Sisters Louise, Ella Lee, Carol, and Sadie, brother Tim and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas Gay never met a stranger and was quick to offer very important parting advice about not taking wooden nickels. He had a creative nickname for everyone. He was good and kind, and he will be very, very missed by all that had the privilege to know him.
Visitation will be held at 1pm Sunday at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with a 2pm service. Interment will follow at Switz City Cemetery.
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