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Obituary for Don H. Thomas
Don H. Thomas, age 65, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Monday afternoon (12/23/2002) at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. He was born 12/13/1937 in Cambridge, Ohio a son of the late Donald F. & Mary H. Renner Thomas. He was a 1957 graduate of Caldwell High School and had served in the Ohio National Guard. Don retired in 1990 as a deputy with the Noble County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell, The Noble County Historical Society and the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Joan C. Miller Thomas on January 14, 2002 and a brother Richard Thomas. Surviving are a daughter Pamela S. (Mark) Woods of Hanau, Germany; 1 brother David (Peggy) Thomas of Caldwell; 2 granddaughters Jessica & Michele Woods of Hanau, Germany; special mother-in-law Gladys Miller of Caldwell; special friends Sandra Melton of Byesville, Jeffrey Melton of Canton; numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call Friday from 4 to 8 PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home in Caldwell. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 AM at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caldwell with Fr. Dale Tornes as celebrant. Burial will follow at Olive Cemetery in Caldwell. The family requests memorials be made to the Noble County Historical Society.