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Wayne Gene Thomas

Male 1928 - 1995  (67 years)


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  • Name Wayne Gene Thomas 
    Born 19 Jun 1928  Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Dec 1995  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6639  Rossville
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2019 

    Father Harvey Randolph Thomas 
    Mother Letha Belle Cauthon Thomas 
    Family ID F7101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bonnie Lou DeGraff Thomas,   b. 31 Jul 1934 
    Married 17 Jun 1952  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Not sure if the James Thomas I added belongs in this family or not.
    Children 
    +1. James Thomas
     2. Charles (Randy) Thomas
     3. Steve Thomas
     4. Justin Thomas
     5. Jeanie Thomas
     6. Lisa Thomas Trammel
    Documents
    Anniversary- Thomas, Wayne and Bonnie
    Anniversary- Thomas, Wayne and Bonnie
    40th Anniversary Dance

    Bonnie and Wayne Thomas are celebrating 40 years together.

    Please come and help them celebrate from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, June 20 at the Rossville American Legion Post #31.
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2018 14:28:47 
    Family ID F6050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Thomas, Wayne 1
    Obituary- Thomas, Wayne 1
    Wayne Gene Thomas
    SILVER LAKE — Wayne Gene Thomas, 67, Silver Lake, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 1995, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Thomas worked in the store planning division of Fleming Inc. for 26 years before he retired in 1986.

    He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and in the Air Force during the Korean War.

    He was born June 19, 1928, at Arkansas City, the son of Harvey Randolph and Letha Belle Cauthon Thomas. He had lived in the Silver Lake area since 1957.

    Mr. Thomas was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville and he attended Silver Lake United Methodist Church.

    He was married to Bonnie L. DeGraff on June 17, 1952, at Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include four sons, Charles "Randy” Thomas, Auburn, James Thomas and Steve Thomas, both of Rossville, and Justin Thomas, Andover; two daughters, Jeanie Thomas, Centralia, and Lisa Trammel, Silver Lake; his mother, Letha Thomas, Arkansas City; a brother, Charles Thomas, Mission; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Parker-Price Mortuary at Topeka. Burial with military graveside honors conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion will be at the Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Thomas will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m.
    Obituary- Thomas, Wayne 2
    Obituary- Thomas, Wayne 2

    Wayne G. Thomas
    Wayne Gene Thomas, 67, Silver Lake, died Thursday, December 28,1995, at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Topeka.

    He was born June 19,1928, in Arkansas City, Ks., the son of Harvey Randolph and Letha Belle Cauthon Thomas. He moved to the Topeka/Silver Lake area in 1957.

    Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He worked in the Store Planning Division of Fleming, Inc. for 26 years before retiring in 1986. He attended the Silver Lake United Methodist Church and was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion at Rossville.

    June 17, 1952, he was united in marriage to Bonnie L. DeGraff at Topeka. She survives.

    He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Arlene Wilson, who died in 1953.

    In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, Charles “Randy” Thomas, Auburn, James Thomas and Steve Thomas, both of Rossville, and Justin Thomas, Andover; two daughters, Jeanie Thomas, Centralia, and Lisa Tram¬mel, Silver Lake; his mother, Letha Thomas, Arkansas City; a brother, Charles Thomas, Mission; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

    The family received friends from 7:00 to 8:00 Friday evening at Parker-Price Mortuary. His funeral service was at 1:00 Saturday at the mortuary. Interment was in the Rossville Cemetery, with military graveside honors by Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion.