Edward Thames, 65, of Wood Street, Bentleyville, died Monday, August 10, 1998, in Washington County Health Center. Mr. Thames was a graduate of Bentleyville High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean conflict. He was employed by USX at the Homestead Works in Munhall, from which he retired in 1985. For the last 10 years, he had worked at the Spring House in Eighty Four. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Campisi Thames, whom he married March 21, 1959, in Oakland, Md.; a son, Gregory Thames of Bentleyville; three brothers, John Thames of Northville, Mich., Dr. Richard Thames of Punxsutawney and Donald Thames of Stow, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are two sisters, Theresa Selvoski and Ruth Ann Thames. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, August 11, 1998Edward Thames
Spring House employee was Air Force veteran
He was born January 6, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of John and Lucille Twardeck Thames.