Kenneth L. Thomas, 72, of Richmond, Ohio, died at 5:48 a.m. Wednesday, October 28, 1998, in Trinity West Medical Center, Steubenville, Ohio. He was a retired ironworker and business agent of Local 549; a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in the African, Atlantic and Pacific Theaters during World War II; a member of Richmond American Legion Honored Seven Post 740; and was Protestant. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Householder Thomas, whom he married June 19, 1947; three sons, Brady, Bruce and Brett Thomas, all of Richmond; two daughters, Kim Fluharty of Toronto, Ohio, and Judy Clark of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Juanita Stuchul of Canton, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial is Saturday, October 31, in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Ohio. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, October 30, 1998Kenneth L. Thomas
Retired ironworker and business agent of union
Mr. Thomas was born January 8, 1926, in Marietta, Ohio, a son of Homer and Hilda Ward Thomas. He lived with his aunt and uncle, Lowell and Thelma Ferguson, for 11 years.