Trusten Alf “Tommy” Thomas Jr. departed this world Thursday, April 6, 2023.
Tommy was the firstborn son of Trusten and Beatrice Ewing Thomas. He was born Jan. 11, 1946, in Amarillo, Texas. He attended schools in Dewer, Okla., Grants, N.M. and Amarillo, but he began school and graduated in Wellington, Texas. He attended Clarendon College and Texas Tech University.
Tommy was Administrator for Thomas Nursing Center in Wellington and then worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). He was an active member and deacon of the First Christian Church.
Tommy used his vacation time to serve with the World Mission Builders. He made 18 mission trips to build or rebuild churches. He was nominated by TDCJ and honored for “Texans Caring for Texans” in 2009.
Tommy served in leadership positions in the Rotary Club, Lions Club and the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. He delivered meals five days a week for numerous years and was a former Cub Scout Pack Master and Little League umpire.
He married Martha Caruthers in 1971, and their son is Michael Ray Thomas. Tommy married Bobbie Kelley in 1979. She preceded him in death in 2013.
Tommy is survived by a brother, Billy Wayne Thomas and wife Tina, of Terrill, Texas; his sister, Patricia Thomas Barnett, of Wellington; son Mike Thomas and Traci, of Valle De Oro, Texas; two grandsons, Roper Thomas and wife Jaci, and Dakota Thomas and wife Madison; and one great-granddaughter, Remi Rayne Thomas.
When asked how he felt, he would reply, “With my hands.” If asked if he needed anything, the answer was “a hundred-dollar bill.” And to whatever was going on, “well that’s the breaks.” He was a delight and will be missed.
Funeral services for Tommy took place at 1 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2023, at the First Christian Church with Brian Moore, minister, and Rev. Harry Stallings, retired Baptist minister, officiating. The burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements were by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.
Dale Dunlap, Lanny Ford, Danny Martin, Kenneth Patteson, Redgie Souder and Danny West served as casketbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Roper Thomas and Dakota Thomas.
The family suggests that memorials be made to Home Delivered Meals, P.O. Box 228, Wellington, TX 79095.
Sign the online guest book at www.adamsfuneralsvc.com.
