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Richard Leslie THOMAS ©Enid News and Eagle 08-15-2012 Submitted by: Glenn
ENID, Okla. — Funeral service for Richard Leslie Thomas, 91, of Medford, will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at First Christian Church, with Pastor Bobby Smith officiating. Committal prayers and interment will follow in Rosemound Cemetery under the kind guidance of Stittsworth Funeral Service, Medford.
Visitation with the family present will be 5-7 p.m. today at Stittsworth’s of Medford.
Mr. Thomas was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Medford, the son of George and Matilda Dixon Thomas and passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Wakita.
He was raised and educated in Medford and was a lifelong farmer and carpenter.
Mr. Thomas married Maxine Postlewait in Medford on Dec. 31, 1943.
He was a member of First Christian Church of Medford and American Legion.
Survivors include Mr. Thomas’ wife, Maxine of the residence; sons, Robert Thomas and wife Betty of Harper, Kan., Larry Thomas and wife Jan of Perkins, Okla.; daughters, Lois Harak of Mustang, Okla., Janet Todd and husband Jim of Foxburg, Penn., Lila Cink and husband Butch of Kaw City, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and sister, Grace Hula and husband Otto of Medford, Okla.
Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Arthur; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family has selected Wakita Community Health Center as appropriate for memorial donations and under the guidance of the Stittsworth Family.
Condolences may be made to Maxine at 1153 Cherokee Wakita, OK 73771.
(Submitted by family)
Maxine Thomas © Stittsworth Funeral Services 06-2016 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
© Stittsworth Funeral Services
Funeral services for Maxine Thomas, 93, Medford resident, will be held on Thursday morning, June 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the First Christian Church of Medford with Pastor Craig Vandeburgh officiating. Committal prayers and interment will follow in Rosemound Cemetery under the kind guidance of the Stittsworth Funeral Service, Medford.
Maxine was born on August 1, 1922 in Medford, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Ethel Hahn Postlewait, and passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Wakita with her five children by her side.
She was raised and educated in Medford, graduating from Medford High School with the class of 1939. Maxine married Richard Leslie Thomas in Medford on December 31, 1943. He passed on August 13, 2012. Maxine worked for First National Bank for thirty-five years, retiring in 1993. Maxine worked along with Richard, farming and raising five children. She would spend her vacations hauling wheat. She was a member of First Christian Church of Medford.
Survivors include sons, Robert and wife Betty Thomas of Harper KS, Larry and wife Jan Thomas of Perkins OK; daughters, Lois Harak of Mustang OK, Janet and husband Jim Todd of Medford, OK, and Lila and husband Butch Cink of Kaw City OK, brother Dilmond and wife Evelyn Postlewait of Wichita KS; ten grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Thomas, her parents,brother Delbert Postlewait, and sister Evelyn Doll, 3 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The family has selected, and prefer, instead of flowers, memorial donations be made payable to Wakita Community Health Center or Hospice Circle of Love for memorial donations with the Stittsworth's coordinating.
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