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Visitation:
Friday, October 19, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home
Service:
Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Atlanta Christian Church
Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Thomas A. Speciale, 91, of Atlanta,
passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 1:36
a.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in
Bloomington.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018,
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home in Atlanta.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October
20, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Atlanta Christian
Church. Mr. Maurice Stribling will officiate.
Masonic Rites will be accorded following the
service. Burial will follow at the Atlanta Cemetery.
Military Rites to be accorded by Atlanta American
Legion Post #341.
Thomas Antonino Speciale was born October 4, 1927,
in Towanda, the son of Antonino and Elizabeth Miller
Speciale. He married Sarah Elizabeth Miller in
Armington on June 30, 1957. She survives.
Tom is also survived by their daughters: Sarah Beth
(Scott) Peddicord and Suzanne (Chuck) Melchin; one
granddaughter: Lydia Peddicord; three sisters:
Marguerite Warrick, Betty Meeker, and Charlotte
(Joe) Gaither; and one brother: Robert (Lucy)
Speciale.
He was preceded in death by two brothers: Joseph
Speciale and William Speciale.
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Following graduation from Atlanta High School in
1945, Tom worked with his dad laying track for G.M. & O. Railroad.
He then served in the U.S. Army. Tom was a member and Past Commander
of Atlanta American Legion Post #341. Tom was also a Past Master
(1964, 1987), Treasurer, and 63 years member of Atlanta Masonic
Lodge 165 A.F. & A.M. He was also a member of the Valley of
Bloomington Scottish Rite, AASR, NMJ since 1955.
He was one of seven founding board members of Atlanta Bowl in 1963,
a former Bowling Association Secretary, and bowling coach for many
years. He was also a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Atlanta
Christian Church, and Atlanta Fall Festival Committee. Tom and Sarah
were Grand Marshals of the Atlanta Fall Festival Parade in 2008. Tom
had retired from the United States Postal Service after 48 years as
a rural mail carrier.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Christian Church Organ Fund or
Shriners Hospital for Children.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of
Atlanta.
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