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Orville Thomas
[June 29, 2012]
LINCOLN --
Orville Raymond Thomas, 95, of Lincoln, died Wednesday, June 27,
2012, at 11 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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LINCOLN-Orville Raymond Thomas, 95, of Lincoln died
at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital on June 27,
2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Orville was born on September 14, 1916 at
Newmansville, IL the son of Earl and Jessie Phillips
Thomas. He married Louise Cherry on March 3, 1944 in
Urbana, IL. She survives in Lincoln.
He is also survived by one son: Larry (Mary Etta)
Thomas of Waynesville, IL; two daughters: Vera
Thomas of Lincoln and Mary George of Lincoln; three
grandsons : Jason and Nathan Thomas; Matthew George
and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his son: Floyd; his parents, two brothers
and one sister.
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Orville is a retired maintenance worker from
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Morton, IL. He was a member
of Lincoln Christian Church; Mt. Pulaski Masonic
Blue Lodge # 87; Logan County and Ansar Shrine in
Springfield , IL and Springfield Consistory. Mr.
Thomas was a WW II veteran having served in the US
Army from July 28, 1944 to August 8, 1946.
Visitation will be Sunday, July 1 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert- Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln. Masonic
Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. by the Mt. Pulaski
Masonic Lodge. Services for Orville Raymond will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday, July 2, 2012 at Lincoln Christian Church with
Ron Otto officiating. Burial will be a Mt. Pulaski Cemetery
with full military rites accorded by the Lincoln American
Legion Post #263. Memorials may be given to Lincoln
Christian Church or Mt. Pulaski Masonic Lodge.
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