Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Thoms / Tomes
Obituaries
Thoms / Tomes
The Shelbyville News
December 1, 1960
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EMIL THOMS, 72
DIES AT HOME
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Was Retired Employe
Of Car Liner Company
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Emil O. Thoms, 72, retired employe of the Kennedy Car Liner and Bag Company, died at his home, five miles northeast of this city in Marion township at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. He had been ill for several months with a complication of diseases.December 1, 1960
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EMIL THOMS, 72
DIES AT HOME
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Was Retired Employe
Of Car Liner Company
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Mr. Thoms had been a resident of Shelby county for 56 years and lived in Shelbyville for 47 years, before moving to the present home in 1951. He was employed with the Car Liner for 42 years at a maintenance superintendent. He was president of the firm's well known 20-Year Club and also was a member of the Firt Baptist Church, the Elks Lodge and the Shelby County Sportsmen's League.
He was born in Indianapolis, February 29, 1888, a son of Fred and Augusta Thoms. On September 24, 1914, he was married to Ethel Bassett who survives with two children. Mrs. Wilson (Pauline) McCollough of Cleveland, O., and Edwin K. Thoms at home. Also surviving are a granddaughter, and one sister, Mrs. Paul (Gertrude) Shadley of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the Sleeth Funeral Home Saturday at 2:00 p.m., with the Rev. Frederick Whitaker officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 p.m. Friday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
Unknown Newspaper
July 10, 1943
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WM. S. TOMES, 70
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
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William S. Tomes, age 70, well known farmer residing 3 1/2 miles southeast of Milroy, died Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock at the Major hospital in Shelbyville, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.July 10, 1943
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WM. S. TOMES, 70
SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
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The deceased was the son of Joseph and India Hilligoss Tomes. He is survived by the widow, three daughters and three sons, who are Mrs. Dewease Beckner of Rushville, a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Wendell Brown of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Floyd Roberts of Gowdy, Blunt Tomes of near Milroy and Kennard and Robert, at home. He is also survived by a brother, E. M. Tomes of Elwood, seven grandchildren also are among the survivors.
Mr. Tomes was a member of the Milroy Christian church and the Homer Odd Fellow lodge.
Rites will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the late residence in charge of the Rev. P. C. Sommerville of Bloomington, Ill, assisted by the Rev. Albert Mitchell of Milroy. Interment will be in Hurst cemetery, near Homer.
Friends may call any time at the late residence.
Submitted by Richard Weightman
Unknown Newspaper
died 1933
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Gerald was born in Morristown March 27, 1908. He was graduated from Moscow High School in 1927 and was a member of the Christian church in that village. While in high school, he was a basketball player. Tomes wrote to his parents reguarly, who received a letter from him last week. The young sailor thought his next flight on the Akron would be to the Pacific coast, having recently returned from a flight to Panama. He had been a member of the Akron crew for four or five months.died 1933
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Besides his parents, Tomes has a number of brothers and sisters. Mrs. Dwight Beckner, a half sister, lives in Rushville and Mrs Lillian Roberts near Moscow. Blount, Martha, Kennard and Robert Tomes are brothers and sisters. [Gerald L. Tomes was the son of Mary Clarinda Brown and William Scott Tomes. He died in the crash of the dirigible, Akron, off the New Jersey Coast.]
Submitted by Richard Weightman
