ROBERT ERNEST THOMAS
1892-1940
THOMAS RITES HELD AT LOCAL CHURCH FRI
Prominent Paintsville Man Succumbs Here Wednesday, Aug, 23 Funeral
services were held at the Mayo Memorial Church at 2 o’clock For R. E.
Thomas, prominent Paintsville citizen who died at the Paintsville
Hospital on Wednesday, Aug 21, after a short illness.
He had been a resident of Paintsville for the past three years. He
had been very active in church and lodge circles in this section Rev.
Guy Coffman, pastor of the church, had charge of the services.
Burial was made in the Wells Cemetery in Bridgford.
The following obituary was read at the funeral rites: Robert Ernest
Thomas, son of Robert and Clara Thomas, was born at Wellston, Ohio,
May 6, 1892.
He was united in marriage to Cora Music December 2, 1914, and to this
union four children were born: Helen Irene, Ernest Archer, Carol
Roberta and Mildred Louise, all of whom survive.
He was converted and united, with the Methodist Church at Auxier,
Ky., in 1919, and has been an active worker in the church since.
He was also a loyal and enthusiastic member of the Masonic Lodge,
holding his Blue Lodge membership at Auxier and his Chapter
Membership at Prestonsburg. He was a high type citizen, trusted and
respected by those for whom he worked and by those who were his
associates; he was a faithful husband, a kind and indulgent father.
He departed this life with the breaking of the first morning light
August 21, 1940.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
August 29 1940
THOMAS WAS LATER MOVED TO THE HIGHLAND MEMORIAL PARK
CEMETERY STAFFORDSVILLE, JOHNSON CO KY.