James Farrell "Jim" Thomas^[1]

1943 - 2013  (69 years)

• Name	James Farrell "Jim" Thomas
  Born	8 Sep 1943	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Mar 2013  [2]
  Person ID	I361617	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Milton Farrell Thomas,   b. 28 Feb 1923,   d. 29 Sep 2006  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Zora Elizabeth Messer,   b. 21 Sep 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Sep 2013, Cedar Hill, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F82601	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margie
  Married	Abt 1964
  Children	1. Michael Thomas   2. Jennifer Thomas   3. Christopher Thomas
  Family ID	F142342	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Sep 1943 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 17 Sep 2013. Zora E. (Messer) Thomas obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Port Arthur News (TX), 15 Mar 2013. James Farrell Thomas was born on September 8, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He gave up his spirit on March 14, 2013 at the age of 69. Jim came to Texas in 1974 to work for Sabine Towing & Transportation in Port Arthur. He retired from Sabine in 1998. Jim was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting all of his life. He was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church. He loved and was loved by many. He was preceded in death by father Milton Thomas and sister Ann Fox of Knoxville, Tennessee. Survivors include his mother Zora Thomas and sister Maria Beth Porter of Springfield, Tennessee; his loving wife of 49 years Margie Thomas of Orange, son Michael Thomas and wife Tamara Thomas of Orangefield, daughter Jennifer Kramer of Orange, son Christopher Thomas and wife Melissa Thomas of Bridge City; grandchildren Renee Wood, Anthony Canton, Sidney Thomas , Corbin Green, Camille Thomas , great grandson James , and other family members and friends. Visitation will be held at 7 PM on Saturday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Memorials may be made in his honor to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.