Don was a 1958 graduate of Blackshear High School in Blackshear, GA. He was a Staff Sergeant and Veteran of the United States Air Force. After Don (nickname "Shorty") retired as Postmaster for the United States Government in Chattanooga, TN he worked 16 years in maintenance for the Honors Golf Course in Ooltewah, TN.
Don was a member of the Savannah United Methodist Church in Ooltewah, TN! He was a Georgia Bulldog fan, loved golfing, fishing & watching old westerns.
He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Goodner Thomas, son, David Randal Thomas, parents, Joseph Estill Thomas & Maude Conner Thomas, twin brother Ronald Thomas, brothers, Jack Thomas, Lanis Thomas, Larry Thomas and sister, Clovis Clark.
Survivors include brother, JE Thomas, Jr. of Blackshear, GA, several nieces, nephews, a brother-in-law & several sister-in-laws.
Don wanted to thank Standifer Place Assisted Living, Chattanooga Hospice & Martin Boyd for their loving care.
A graveside service will be held at Wesleyann Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 with Pastor Jennifer Lee officiating.
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Arrangements by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 7414 Old Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
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