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LTC William M Thomas

Birth	:	5 Jul 1917
Death	:	17 Feb 2006
Burial	:	Foster Cemetery, Wentworth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.8708100, -71.9127800
Inscription	:	LT COL - US ARMY - WORLD WAR II
Description	:	William M. "Bill" Thomas, 88, of East Palatka, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of LaCrosse, he was a graduate of Alachua High School and was a 1942 graduate of the University of Florida. In 1942, he moved to Palatka, where he took a job as the agriculture teacher at the old Mellon High School. In 1943, he left to serve in the U.S. Army during WW II and retired from the Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel. He returned to his teaching job in 1946. In 1949, he was... Read More	William M. "Bill" Thomas, 88, of East Palatka, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Putnam Community Medical Center. A native of LaCrosse, he was a graduate of Alachua High School and was a 1942 graduate of the University of Florida. In 1942, he moved to Palatka, where he took a job as the agriculture teacher at the old Mellon High School. In 1943, he left to serve in the U.S. Army during WW II and retired from the Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel. He returned to his teaching job in 1946. In 1949, he was elected Putnam County Superintendent of Schools and served in that capacity until February of 1966. Having been instrumental in St. Johns River Community College locating in Palatka, he served as the Dean of Development and services at St. Johns until 1970. From 1970 to 1973, he was the assistant principal at Interlachen High School and in 1973 became the principal at Palatka Central High School, serving there until his retirement in July of 1977. After retiring and moving to Gainesville, he returned to Palatka in 1990. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Palatka, VFW Post No. 3349, American Legion Post No. 45, a member of the Retired Officers Association, a former member of the Kiwanis Club of Palatka, a member of the board of directors at Rodeheaver Boys' Ranch and also served as secretary in the State Superintendents' Association. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Scott Thomas. He is survived by his wife of seven years, Lucy Hudson Thomas of East Palatka; daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Cary Crawford of Palatka; stepchildren, Ed Hudson of Tallahassee and Julie Hudson Rivers of Athens, Ga., and Becky Fehrenkamp of Palm Coast; brother, J. Bob Thomas of Wilmington, N.C.; three sisters, Mary Towers of LaCrosse, Elizabeth Waters and Rebecca Spires, both of Jacksonville; two granddaughters; five step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, at First Baptist Church in Palatka, with Rev. Charles T. Rabun, Jr. and Rev. Hardy B. Sandlin III officiating. Burial will be Wednesday at New Hope Cemetery near Brooker. Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home in Palatka is handling arrangements. (Palatka Daily News Obituary dtd 21 Feb 2006.)

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Latitude: 43.8708100
Longitude: -71.9127800

Family Members:

Parent

Robert “Bob” Thomas

(1889 - 1978)

Annie Mae McCall Thomas

(1895 - 1981)

Siblings

Robert Bishop Thomas

(1915 - 1970)

Elizabeth “Liz” Thomas Waters

(1929 - 2013)

Roland C Thomas

(1931 - 1932)

Jesse Albert Thomas

(1933 - 1992)

Rebecca Thomas Spires

(1935 - 2019)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Foster Cemetery
Wentworth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8708100, -71.9127800

2. Wentworth Village Cemetery
Wentworth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8707280, -71.9128410

3. East Side Cemetery
Wentworth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8837000, -71.9002200

4. Clough Cemetery
Warren, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9090200, -71.8878800

5. Pleasant View Cemetery
Rumney, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8194008, -71.8814011

6. Warren Village Cemetery
Warren, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9326200, -71.8917600

7. Pine Hill Cemetery
Warren, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9370003, -71.8929977

8. Cheever Cemetery
Dorchester, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8015200, -71.9238400

9. East Orford Cemetery
Orford, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9096900, -72.0032600

10. North Dorchester Cemetery
Dorchester, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8033330, -71.9730560

11. Burnham Cemetery
Dorchester, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8023900, -71.9730800

12. East Piermont Cemetery
Piermont, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9438890, -71.9689890

13. Blake Cemetery
Stinson Lake, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8827780, -71.7975000

14. Bailey Hill Cemetery
North Groton, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7843000, -71.8895440

15. River Road Cemetery
Groton, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7781940, -71.9106940

16. Rumney Depot Cemetery
Rumney, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7957800, -71.8201500

17. Rumney Cemetery
Rumney, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8026100, -71.8037800

18. Highland Cemetery
Rumney, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8020400, -71.8041500

19. Immanuel Memorial Cemetery
Rumney, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7991670, -71.8077780

20. North Groton Cemetery
Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7630997, -71.8778000

21. Blodgett Cemetery
Dorchester, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7654500, -71.9643800

22. High Street Cemetery
Glencliff, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9851100, -71.8913900

23. Town House Cemetery
Dorchester, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7572950, -71.9490770

24. Avery Cemetery
Ellsworth, Grafton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8805600, -71.7511200