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PALMER MARLER FUNERAL
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STILLWATER, PAYNE CO, OK
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Billy Monroe Thomas, beloved
husband, father, and papa, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018
following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Bill was born in Sulphur, OK on August 17, 1951 to Joe “BB” and Louise (Shepard)
Thomas. In 1969 he graduated from Sulphur High School, and on December
8, 1969, Bill married Karen Sue Eldred. From this marriage, Bill was
blessed with two sons, Mark and Poppy.
Following high school, Bill was employed in Sulphur as a maintenance
welder for OG&E
and served four years in the Oklahoma National Guard Reserves. Then, in
1978, Bill transferred to OG&E’s Sooner Power Plant in Red Rock, OK.
After 34 years of service, Bill retired from OG&E and began his second
career as a foreman of power plant maintenance projects for WS
Mechanical.
On March 20, 2013, Bill married Nellie Rhoades, and gained two
step-sons, Stevan and Jesse. Nellie and Bill made their home in Perry,
OK.
Bill was a family man and an outdoorsman. His favorite activities
included going on hunting trips with his sons and telling stories around
the campfire, hunting all types of game, fishing and
spending time with his grandkids, whether that be watching them at the
ballfields or livestock shows doing what they love.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie of the home; mother, Louise Thomas;
two sons, Mark Thomas and wife Dee Ann, and Poppy Thomas and wife
Kelsey; two step-sons, Stevan Cervantes and wife Lindsay, and Jesse Jim
and wife Amber; eleven grandkids, Dallan, Darrell, JB, Blake, and Kolt
Thomas; Camden, Taten, and Nolan Cervantes; Dylan, Raigan, and Maisyn
Jim; and brother, Bo Thomas and wife Paula.
Bill was preceded in death
by his father, Joe Thomas, and grandson Daniel Thomas.
Visitation will be at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, OK from
9 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, September 11 and 9 am to 8 pm on Wednesday,
September 12. Bill’s family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 pm on
Wednesday.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, September 13 at
Hilltop Country Church in Morrison, OK. Interment will follow at
Morrison Cemetery. Active pallbearers are David McClure, Earl Frazier,
Carey Lewellen, Bryan Bevins, Larry Brown, John Brien, and Rod Meeks;
honorary pallbearers are the OG&E family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Karman Legacy Hospice through
Palmer-Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, OK.
Condolences may be sent to
the family via an online guestbook at
www.dightonmarler.comm
Mark and Poppy are especially thankful for the unconditional love,
kindness, and support that Nellie showed toward Bill throughout their
marriage and his illness.
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