Thurman Ray Thomas

1928 - 2018

Thurman Ray Thomas obituary, 1928-2018

BORN

1928

DIED

2018

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Sechrest-Davis Funerals and Cremations

976 Phillips Ave

High Point, North Carolina

Thurman Thomas Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 21, 2018.

Kernersville – Thurman Ray Thomas, age 89, passed away on January 21, 2018, at Hinkle House Hospice in Lexington.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Floral Garden Memorial Cemetery.

He was a native of High Point and a son of the late Dewey Thomas and the late Nancy Johnson Thomas.

He is survived by his sons, Ray Thomas and Jerry Thomas and wife Mary Ellen, all of Thomasville; three grandchildren, Holly Conrad and husband Kevin, Andy Steed and wife Angela, and Desiree Ann Thomas; three great grandchildren, Braxton Ray Pass, Nicholas Riley Pass, and Cody Steed; and special daughters, Darlene Owens and Kaye Trantham Mills and husband Gary.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Sechrest Funeral Service in High Point.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Hinkle House Hospice in Lexington, NC.

On line condolences may be made to the family at www.sechrestfunerals.com.

Sechrest Funeral Service is honored to assist the Thomas family.

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January 24, 2018

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