Thomas, Emory E.

1909 - 1997  (88 years)

• Name	Thomas, Emory E.
  Birth	15 Mar 1909	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	THOM.E001
  _FGRAVE	74355647
  Death	25 Jun 1997	Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I3072	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Thomas - Loveland John Henry Thomas and Clara Belle Loveland Descendants
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas, Adelbert Lavariette 'Delbert',   b. 13 Apr 1886, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jun 1939, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Neese, Leona Belle,   b. 1 Oct 1891, Illinois d. 28 May 1975, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thompson, Elizabeth Muriel   d. 1975
  Marriage	1933	Wayne County, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Thomas, D.L.
  Family ID	F544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Bissey, Gennelle K.,   b. 28 Jun 1909   d. 16 Aug 1993 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1975
  Family ID	F18875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1909 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 1933 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 25 Jun 1997 - Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Emory E. Thomas, 88, Flora, died at 9:58 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at Flora Pavilion Nursing Home Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, with Rev. Neal Kenley officiating. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery in Xenia. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to the donor's choice. Thomas was born Mar. 15, 1909, in Clay County, the son of Adelbert and Leona (Neece) Thomas. He married Elizabeth Muriel Thompson in 1933 in Wayne County. She preceded him in death in 1974. He then married Gennelle Bissey Davis in 1975, in Paducah, Ky. She preceded him in death in 1993. He was a farmer and affiliated with the Methodist faith. He was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America and Clay County H.I.A. Board of Directors. He played music at Bible Grove Opry, Xenia Opry and Sailor Springs Opry, taught a Sunday School class at a Methodist Church in Xenia and Elm Street Christian Church in Olney for a number of years, and served as road commissioner in Songer Township for 18 years. He is survived by one son, Don Thomas and his wife, Rena, of Flora; three sisters, Ruth Henderson, of Clay City, Elbert Farmer and his wife, Lucille, of Cisne, and Beulah Smith, of Clay City; one brother, Rev. Merle Thomas, of Paducah, Ky.; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, second wife, a son, a granddaughter, a brother and a sister. Olney Daily Mail (IL) June 26, 1997

  
  

• Sources

  [S1747] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Smith, Beulah, 94, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/386/), none. (Reliability: 2).