Thomas, Oral E. 'Shorty'

1908 - 2002  (94 years)

• Name	Thomas, Oral E. 'Shorty'
  Birth	5 Jan 1908	Jasper County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 11, page 06a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	THOM.O001
  _FGRAVE	68523613
  Death	7 Mar 2002	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Thomas, Oral E. and Dorothy A.
  Person ID	I39245	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	THOMAS, William 'Perry',   b. 19 Feb 1883, Jasper County, Illinois d. 14 Nov 1963, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Scherer, Dessie O.,   b. 7 Jan 1889, Richland County, Illinois d. 26 May 1964, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanley, Dorothy Ann,   b. 29 Mar 1914, Illinois d. 23 Oct 1991 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1931
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 6 months - She was 17 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. THOMAS, W.E.G.   2. Thomas, B.   3. THOMAS, J.R.
  Family ID	F15663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jan 1908 - Jasper County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a - 15 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Mar 2002 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Oral "Shorty" Thomas,94, of Olney, died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday March 7, 2002 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with Pastor Chris Jeanette officiating. Burial will be in Crest Haven Cemetery in rural Claremont. Mr. Thomas was born on January 5, 1908 in Jasper County, the son of William Perry and Dessie (Scherer) Thomas. He married Dorothy Ann Stanley on July 29, 1931. She preceded him in death on October 23, 1991. He was a retired gauger with Pure Oil Co. for 32 years. He was a taxidermist and naturalist. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Olney. He and his wife were avid round and square dancers and taught many to do the same. Mr. Thomas is survived by two sons, Jimmy R. Thomas and his wife, Marcella of Olney and Wayne E. "Gene" Thomas and his wife, Christina of Cairo; a brother, Ray Thomas and his wife, Dora of Tuscola; a sister, Bernadine Wagy of Texarkana, Texas; a daughter-in-law, Letha Thomas of Union City, Ala.; nine grandchildren and many great and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents wife, son, William "Bill", and brother, Max. Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S12672] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Oral E. and Dorothy A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68523613/Oral-Thomas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4328] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S55] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Dessie and W. Perry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39204380/william-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).