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Richard Eugene Thomas

Birth	:	6 Jan 1925 Kenesaw, Adams County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	25 Aug 2008 Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Brayne's Cemetery, Port Stanley, Elgin County, Canada
Coordinate	:	42.6857441, -81.2303648
Description	:	Richard E. Thomas, 83, of Athens, formerly of Gibbon and Kearney, Neb., died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at South Place Nursing Home in Athens. Services were held Friday at Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney with the Rev. Bernard Lyons officiating. He was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Kenesaw to Deder and Lois (Woolington) Thomas. On Nov. 12, 1942, he married Dorothy Wiseman in Smith Center, Kan. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Pat LaCroix and Peggy Kosandnar, both of Athens, and Janet Downer of Kearney; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He grew up in and attended school in Lowell,... Read More	Richard E. Thomas, 83, of Athens, formerly of Gibbon and Kearney, Neb., died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at South Place Nursing Home in Athens. Services were held Friday at Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney with the Rev. Bernard Lyons officiating. He was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Kenesaw to Deder and Lois (Woolington) Thomas. On Nov. 12, 1942, he married Dorothy Wiseman in Smith Center, Kan. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Pat LaCroix and Peggy Kosandnar, both of Athens, and Janet Downer of Kearney; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He grew up in and attended school in Lowell, Neb. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1945 and was stationed in the Galapagos Islands. He and his wife lived in many places after being discharged from the service. They moved to Colby, Kan., and various places in Nebraska and later moved to Denver where he was a concrete forms salesman. After a short time, he was transferred to Kansas and later to Colorado. He soon started his own construction company and built sewage treatment plants and other projects. He did major work in Utah for the government, building a chemical treatment plant. The next chapter in his life was when he was employed by Bechtel Corp as a project engineer supervising construction in several cities in northern and southern California until he was transferred to Taiwan. After leaving Taiwan in 1975, he purchased a liquor store in Oakland, Calif. He returned to Gibbon in 1988 and developed Drew Lane and was an owner-operator of a long-haul truck. He moved to Texas in 2002 to be with his daughters who live in Athens. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shrine Club for more than 35 years. He was preceded in death by his son, Clipper, and two sisters.

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Where is Richard Eugene Thomas's memorial?
Richard Eugene Thomas's memorial is located at: Brayne's Cemetery, Port Stanley, Elgin County, Canada.
When did Richard Eugene Thomas death?
Richard Eugene Thomas death on 25 Aug 2008 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Richard Eugene Thomas's memorial?
Latitude: 42.6857441
Longitude: -81.2303648

Family Members:

Parent

Deder Thomas

(1901 - 1964)

Lois Bell Woolington Thomas Falk

(1908 - 1984)

Spouse

Dorothy Arlene Wiseman Thomas

(1923 - 2014)

Siblings

Arlene June Thomas Landry

(1926 - 2007)

Doris Louise Thomas Smith

(1928 - 2000)

Children

Clipper Allen Thomas

(1948 - 1966)

Janet Lee Thomas Downer

(1950 - 2013)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 42.6857441, -81.2303648

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Coordinate: 42.7641869, -81.1953125

14. Saint Thomas Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 42.7645400, -81.1949100

15. Holy Angels Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7655500, -81.1989700

16. House of Industry and Refuge Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 42.7686500, -81.2409170

17. Saint Thomas Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7668500, -81.1980800

18. Old English Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7771600, -81.2064300

19. Saint Stephen's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6652080, -81.3550470

20. Jumbo Memorial
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Coordinate: 42.7797600, -81.2081700

21. Shedden Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7362518, -81.3484497

22. Lumley Cemetery
Iona, Elgin County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.6747170, -81.3665970

23. Sparta Friends Burial Ground
Sparta, Elgin County, Canada
Coordinate: 42.7028389, -81.0937729

24. Toles Family Burial Plot
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Coordinate: 42.7894190, -81.2107990