Oscar Everett Thomas Oscar Everett Thomas, son of Jacob Harvey and Myrtle (Evans) Thomas, was born Mary 29, 1900 in Mercer County, Missouri. He departed this life on January 23, 1987 in Leon, Iowa.
Oscar moved to Akron, Missouri with his family at the age of 6 and lived there until 1925. He was baptized into the Christian Fairview Church in Missouri at the age of 14.
On March 25, 1925 he was united in marriage to Norma Gray in Des Moines, Iowa. To this union 5 children were born: Juanita Maudlin of Mission Viejo, Cal.; Forrest William Thomas of Fort Dodge, Iowa; Audrey Jones and Deanna Thomas Both of Denver, Colo. and Carolyn Kirby of Beaufort, South Carolina.
Oscar had worked as a warehouse foreman at Brin's Furniture in Webster City, Iowa for many years. In 1955 he moved from Webster City of Raytown, Missouri. After retirement Oscar moved to Leon, Iowa in 1963.
Norma passed away, and on June 10, 1969 Oscar married Hattie Vandel in Bethany, Mo. They made their home in Davis City, Ia. where they resided until Hattie's death on Nov. 11, 1982. Oscar moved to Leon on April 1, 1983 and resided there until his death.
He was preceded in death by Norma and Hattie; parents; 2 brothers, Glenn and Harvey William and one sister, Opal Smith.
Surviving are his 5 children; 4 sisters: Ina Hughes of Raytown, Mo., Edna Rossen of Lamoni, Ia., Wilma Verone of New Bern, North Carolina and Gertrude DeLong of Chula Vista, California; 5 step children: Marjorie Abel and Donna Gilbert of West Des Moines, Ia.; Joseph Vandel of Leon, Ia.; Lela Keller of Decatur, Ia. and Gayla Lukenbill of Lamoni, Iowa; grandchildren; great grandchildren other relatives and friends.
Source: FuneralCard, Jan 27, 1987, original in Bill Akes FuneralCard Scrapbook