Thomas was employed for many years by Pannill Knitting Company and Pluma. He then worked on the housekeeping staff at Patrick Henry Community College for 16 years until his retirement in 2016.
Thomas loved trains, books, reading, and baseball except for the Red Sox. He was a loving, kind and faithful husband and friend.
Thomas is survived by his wife, Susan Heldreth Watkins; brother-in-law Joseph Heldreth of Chapel Hill, NC; sister-in-law Beth Smith and her husband, Phillip of Danville VA; nephew, Jason Landrum of Shawsville, VA; niece, Rebecca Landrum of New York, NY.
The visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at McKee-Stone Funeral Home. The Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Rich Acres Christian Church with Minister Tim Hunt officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Rich Acres Christian Church, 412 Mountain View Road, Ridgeway, VA 24148 or to Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, 730 E. Church Street, Suite 13, Martinsville, VA 24112
Arrangements are by McKee-Stone Funeral Home-Martinsville, VA
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