1919 - 2015 (96 years)
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| Name |
Thomas, Ray D. |
| Birth |
5 Jan 1919 |
Olney, Richland County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
THOM.R012 |
| _FGRAVE |
155154602 |
| Military Service |
World War II, 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army |
| Death |
18 Nov 2015 |
Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois [1, 2] |
| Burial |
Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Thomas, Ray D.
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| Person ID |
I39246 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
30 Jan 2024 |
| 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 |
Combs, Dora May, b. 30 Dec 1917, Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois d. 8 May 2011, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 93 years) |
| Family ID |
F15664 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Ray D. Thomas, 96, of Tuscola died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 18, 2015) at home.
Ray was born on Jan. 5, 1919 outside of Olney, the son of William Perry Thomas and Dessie Otto Scherer.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Dora M. Thomas; his daughter, Sandra K. Ladd; grandson, Michael L. Ladd; his parents; brothers, Oral and Max Thomas and sister, Bernadine Wagy.
Surviving are his children, Ronald L. (Carol) Gillette, Karen E. Reed and Jill S. Thomas; 10 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren (with twins on the way).
Ray served with the U.S. Army in World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters, attaining a field commission to second lieutenant.
After the war, he relocated to Springfield to work in the office of the Secretary of State, where he met his wife Dora. He spent the remainder of his career with Addressograph Multigraph International, from which he retired to Tuscola.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Nov 20, 2015
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| Sources |
- [S12673] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Ray D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155154602/Ray-D.-Thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S13320] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thomas, Oral "Shorty", 94, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68523613/oral-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S55] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thomas, Dessie and W. Perry, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39204380/william-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2).
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