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Rev. Theo. A. Thomas 1884-1957

THOMAS, HIRSCHMANN

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 5/21/2019 at 07:59:16

21 November 1957 - The Tipton Conservative

The Rev. Theo. A. Thomas, 73, former Lowden resident, died in his home in Fort Dodge Nov. 12 of a heart attack. Services were held Nov. 15.

The Rev. Mr. Thomas was born Aug. 16, 1884, on the Isle of Neas in the Dutch Indies, the son of the late Rev. and Mrs. William Thomas, missionaries. He received his education in schools in Germany and came to this country as a young man, completing his education at Eden Theological college in St. Louis, Mo.

His first pastorate was in Oklahoma and he also served congregations in Ohio and Iowa. From 1926 to 1932 he served as pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church in Lowden.

He was married Sept. 10, 1914, to Marie Hirschmann in West Point, Nebr. Survivors are his widow, a daughter, Helen, of Fort Dodge, and a brother, Adolph, in Germany.

He was preceded in death by a son, his parents, two brothers, and a sister.


 

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