William Earl Thomas

William (aka Bill) was born Ravenna, Ohio to Nathaniel and Shirley Thomas on April 7, 1946. He went to school at Crestwood High School in Ohio. He was a veteran and served in the Army and was honorably discharged with distinguished service. He worked and owned Bill Thomas & Son Water Service since 1983. He was a member of the Naples First Church of the Nazarene, where he received the Distinguish Service Award. He loved to be involved in the children’s ministries and was always willing to serve and talk about his Lord Jesus Christ.

Bill is preceded in death by his first wife, Carol Thomas; parents, Nathaniel and Shirley Thomas; siblings, Marcia (Pete) Barile and Sandy Villavicencio.

Bill is survived by second wife, Myrtle E. Thomas; children, Kevin (Lori) Thomas, Kari (Aaron) McLaughlin, Kenneth (Jodie) Thomas, Kelly Frady; Tim (Teresa) Mace, Wayne (Missy) Mace, Levon Mace; Grandchildren, Alex, Jocelyn, Kendall, Hannah, Kenadie, Parker, Isabella, Riley, Brandon and Avery; Great-Grandchild, Miles.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Sunday, March 2nd at 4:00pm at The Naples First Church of the Nazarene. The gathering will be live-streamed at the churches Facebook and YouTube pages.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Jesus Film Project and Wounded Warrior Project.