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Additional THOMAS Surnames in BEAL (AFRICAN AMERICAN) Cemetery
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THOMAS, Willis EdwardTHOMAS, Susie AnnTHOMAS, William MartinTHOMAS, Mary ElizabethTHOMAS, George W.THOMAS, LeeanaTHOMAS, J DTHOMAS, MarthaTHOMAS, JohnTHOMAS, Raymond WilsonTHOMAS, Stella MarieTHOMAS, AlbertTHOMAS, BeatriceTHOMAS, Lee RoyTHOMAS, Frances DulcieTHOMAS, James ETHOMAS, Margaret JTHOMAS, DecimaTHOMAS, IsaacTHOMAS, LizzieTHOMAS, Harold A.THOMAS, Ralph AllenTHOMAS, InfantTHOMAS, John WTHOMAS, ErmerTHOMAS, James MTHOMAS, Sarah AnnTHOMAS, James MTHOMAS, Sarah A (Closeup)THOMAS, Anthony RyderTHOMAS, Leo JamesTHOMAS, Harrold WayneTHOMAS, Mary FrancesTHOMAS, C Merle "Tommy"THOMAS, Glennis IreneTHOMAS, MatildaTHOMAS, Odie LouisTHOMAS, Donald AveryTHOMAS, Cora Lee GatewoodTHOMAS, Mary CTHOMAS, Wanda LouTHOMAS, TommyTHOMAS, Robert DaleTHOMAS, Matthew WryeTHOMAS, William DavidTHOMAS, Helen SueTHOMAS, Orvel HowardTHOMAS, Evelyn EugeniaTHOMAS, Travis RichardTHOMAS, Odessa DeloyceTHOMAS, Melinda SueTHOMAS, Richard CTHOMAS, Essie MaeTHOMAS, Serena AnnieTHOMAS, Derrel TruettTHOMAS, Louise
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Submitted: 3/28/22 • Approved: 3/30/22 • Last Updated: 4/2/22 • R1426550-G1426550-S3
January 7, 1947 - August 22, 2015
*Obituary
Gertrude "Gert" Canady Thomas, 68, of Van Buren, AR, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 in a local hospital.
She was born January 7, 1947 to Edward "Doc" Canady and Bernice Howell-Harris in Fort Smith, AR.
Gert left Fort Smith as a teenager and moved to Los Angeles, where she was a graduate of Freemont High School. She returned to Fort Smith, relocated to Van Buren and retired as the head nutritionist with New Haven Nursing Home.
Funeral will be Saturday, August 29, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at St. James Baptist Church with burial at Beal Cemetery, Newtown, AR.
Pallbearers will be Mitchell Parker, Terry Kursh, Richard Jones, Chris Terry, Robert Banks, and Bobby Driver. Honorary pallbearers will be Leo, Andre, and Greg Good, and Michael Bluford.
She is survived by a daughter, Angel Thomas of Van Buren; two sons, Anthony Cole-Canady of Fort Smith and Fred Thomas, Jr. of Tulsa, OK; a brother, Rev. Greg Canady of Fort Smith; a sister/cousin, Queen Ottawa of Fort Smith; 8 grandchildren: Davonna Thomas, Denna Clark, Destiny Bell, Antonio Hairston, D'Shante Thomas, Quashaun Kursh, Brandon Lowery-Canady, and Jordan Chandler Lowery; and 1 great granddaughter, Kamdyn Lowery; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 3/28/22 by Billsully060
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