Ronald Lee (Ron) Thomas

Holman Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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(334)585-5261
Date: Mar 30 2015 4:14 PM

ABBEVILLE…Ronald Lee (Ron) Thomas, a resident of Abbeville, died unexpectedly Monday morning, March 30, 2015, on the family farm. He was 67.

            Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Anthony Rosetta officiating. Graveside services, with Masonic Rites, will follow in the Union Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, near Abbeville. The family will receive friends from 4:30 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday and also from 1:30 until 2:30 P.M. Wednesday at the mortuary in Abbeville.

            Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Knight’s Templar Eye Foundation, 1033 Long Prairie Road, Suite 5, Flower Mound, TX 75022 or to The Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation, (CMMRF), c/o Gary Wyne, 6954 East Georgetown Road, Nashville, Indiana 47448.

            Ron Thomas was a native of Ozark and moved to Dothan with his family at an early age. A 1965 graduate of Dothan High School, he attended Huntingdon College and later received a B.A. Degree in History, Economics and English from the University of Alabama. In earlier years, he taught at Rehobeth High School and attended Troy University, Dothan, where he received a Masters Degree in Guidance & Counseling. He retired in 1998 from the Houston County Board of Education and formed an Education Consultant Company, Union Professional Services, Inc. and retired as its President in 2014.

            Ron was a member of the Haleburg United Methodist Church. He was currently serving as Treasurer of the Friends of the Archives and on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Historical Association. He was also member of the Henry County Historical Group and served on its Board of Directors and formerly served on the Board of Directors of Landmark Park and the Landmark Park Foundation.

            Ron was a member and Secretary of the Brown’s Crossroads Masonic Lodge No. 529. He served in York Rite Masonry as Past Right Eminent Grand Commander, and Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Council of Royal and Select Masters. He was currently serving as Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Alabama and Past Sovereign Master of the Allied Masonic Degrees. Ron was a Shriner and Rosicrucian’s Mason, Dothan Scottish Rite Bodies and a 33^rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was a member of the Royal Order of Scotland and the Order of the Purple Cross. Ron was a past District Lecturer and Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Alabama Free and Accepted Masons. He was preceded in death by his father, Raimon G. Thomas.

            Surviving relatives include his wife, Gayle Gamble Thomas, a daughter, Caitlin Thomas, both of Abbeville; a grandson, Jonathon (JP) Powell, Auburn; his mother, Helen Lee Thomas, a sister, Starla Hardy (Tim), and two brothers, Gordy Thomas (Mary Ann), and Pat Thomas (Cindy), all of Dothan; uncles, Miles Thomas, Sherwood Thomas (Betty), Mike Thomas (Trish), Adger Thomas (Joan), and Dr. John Thomas (Mary); several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

            Serving as active and honorary pallbearers will be the Masons.

           

 

HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261.You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com

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