Thomas was born on October 9, 1927 and passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019. Thomas was a resident of Pamplico, South Carolina at the time of passing. The family will receive friends from 3 - 4 pm Friday, May 3, 2019 at Mt. Elon Free Will Baptist Church with the service to follow in the church sanctuary at 4:00 pm. Burial will be held in the church cemetery directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the McLeod Hospice House, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502, www.mcleodfoundation.org , or to the Mt. Elon Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 263 W. Seven Mile Road, Pamplico, SC 29583.