Funeral service 3:00 PM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Otis Hinton officiating, burial will follow at Oak Hill Union Church Cemetery. His friends and family will serve as pallbearers with the Staff at TPA as honorary pallbearers. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday and after 1:00 PM Wednesday. He is survived by his parents: Lucian A. and Celia Rayburn Thomas, Paris; sister: Reta (Larry) Mock, Buchanan; brothers: Dale (Susan) Thomas, Lockport, IL, Dwayne (Mariam) Thomas, Cottage Grove, Steven (Laura) Thomas, Paris and several nieces and nephews. Preceded by a sister in infancy and his brother-in-law: Mike Breeden, 2005.