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Submitted: 5/4/21 • Approved: 5/8/21 • Last Updated: 5/11/21 • R1372270-G1372270-S3
Mary
November 12, 1923 - October 12, 2008
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Monday, October 13, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE — Mary Carolyn Thomas, 84, of Fayetteville died Oct. 12, 2008, at the Circle of Life Hospice and Palliative Care in Springdale. She was born Nov. 12, 1923, in Fayetteville to Robert Bennett and Lottie Lee Moore Crouch.
She was a homemaker and former schoolteacher. She was a former employee of the Soil Conservation Service and the University of Arkansas and was a charter member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Zara L. "Bud" Thomas; two sons, Michael J. Thomas of Fayetteville and Jerry Thomas of Huntsville, Ala.; one daughter; Carolyn Thomas Moulton of Fayetteville; one brother, Joe Crouch of Fayetteville; one sister, Patricia Browner of Columbia, S.C.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Moore's Chapel.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore's Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Comfort Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Mount Comfort Cemetery Association, c/o James Spears, 6236 Wedington Drive, Fayetteville, 72704 or Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale,
72762.
Zara
STAFF SERGEANT US Army
World War II
February 5, 1923 - December 6, 2016
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Friday, December 9, 2016
FAYETTEVILLE — Zara Lee "Bud" Thomas, age 93, a longtime resident of Fayetteville went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Dec. 6, 2016. He was born Feb. 5, 1923, in Wheeler, Ark. He was one of five children born to Johnnie and Elva Hulse Thomas.
Zara was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 64 years, Mary Carolyn Crouch Thomas.
Zara was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a decorated World War II veteran attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the thick battles of New Guinea in the South Pacific and was awarded the Purple Heart. Zara retired after a 36-year career with the U.S. Postal Service.
He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He lived his life with integrity and bravery. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and kindhearted to everyone he met.
He is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Lee Moulton; two sons, Michael Joe Thomas and wife Susan and Jerry Dale Thomas and Linda, all of Fayetteville; six grandchildren, David Patterson and wife Kitty, LeeAnn Patterson, John Moulton and wife Siena, Mark Thomas, Hannah Thomas, Katy Dupont and her husband Seth and five great-grandchildren, Emma Dupont, Baylor Dupont, Mckenzie Thomas, Dixie Moulton and Linley Glenn.
Visitation will be 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at Moore's Chapel Funeral Home in Fayetteville. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at Mt. Comfort Presbyterian Church at 3816 W. Mt. Comfort Road, Fayetteville, Ark. 72704, under the direction of Moore's Chapel. Interment to follow at Mt. Comfort Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Comfort Cemetery Association, 3878 W. Mt. Comfort Road, Fayetteville, Ark. 72704 or a charity of your choice. To sign the online guest book visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
Married November 4, 1945
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