William D. “Bill” Thomas, 89, lifelong Parsons resident, died at 11:55 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita.
He was born June 7, 1928, in Parsons, to Earl H. and Ethel (Maples) Thomas. He graduated from Parsons High School in 1946.
Bill served in the United States Army, stationed in Germany, during the Korean War. Throughout his adult life he worked as a carpenter in the construction trade, building new homes and remodeling. He was a member of the First Christian Church.
On October 24, 1948 he and Genevieve Compton were married in Parsons. Together they loved to collect antiques and attend auctions. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2015.
Bill was preceded in death by a brother, Robert E. Thomas and a sister, Betty Ellis Locke.
He had lost touch with another sister, Shirley Cougar, who lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is uncertain if she survives.
Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at the Memorial Lawn Cemetery Patio, with Rev. Laurie Lewis officiating. Veteran honors will be provided by the Brown-Bishop Post # 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Memorials are suggested to the Parsons Area Community Foundation. They may be left at or sent to the Carson-Wall Funeral Home at Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.
Friends may call at the funeral home until 7 p.m., Tuesday.
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