This memorial website was created in the memory of my beloved Father, Paul Thomas who was born in Springfield Ohio on June 13, 1947 to Elden and Melissa Sutton Thomas, and passed away on August 15, 2007 in North Franklin, Pa. at the age of 60. While riding his motorcycle he had lived in the Mansfield/Ontario area most of his life moving to Crestline in 1995.
A 1965 graduate of Ontario High School, he retired from Foodtown Corp. after 37 years of service. He currently was employed at Kroger in Bucyrus and was a member of Crestline VFW Post 2920. He enjoyed camping, boating, water skiing, travel, vacations and riding his Honda Goldwing motorcycle.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Ann Dillon Thomas, whom he wed Sept. 2, 1997; his father, Elden Thomas of Ontario; two daughters, Suzanne (David) Ruggles of Greenwich and Melissa (Greg) Hedge of Mansfield; son, Michael (Angela) Thomas of Mansfield; his stepchildren, Todd Wallace and his fiance, JoAnn Rand of Shelby, Tonya (Chuck) Ratliff of Shelby, Tracey Craft of Mansfield, and Travis (Amber) Craft of Johnsville; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia (Don) Cummins of Ashley; nephew, Michael (Julie) Cummins of Montana; one great-nephew; his mother-in-law, Pauline Schiffer of Shelby; and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother; niece, Yolanda Moorehead; and father-in-law, Dick Schiffer.
In my heart you will forever stay / Melissa (Daughter)
Dad,I wrote your name in the sky but the wind blew it away I wrote your name in the sand but the waves washed it away I wrote your name in my heart and forever it will stay........
Dad / Melissa (Daughter)
He's rough and lacks in etiquette, Society would say. He has no classy attributes, To help him on his way.
He's not a fancy dresser, And he's not so trimmed and neat. With simple clothes and simple shoes, Continue >>
First Love / Melissa (Daughter)
As a little girl I look up to you walking in your steps was all that I knew. The games we played, the times we've shared you've shown in everything, the way you've cared.
The older I got, the more I knew the joy it...
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Grandpa / Nick (Grandson)
Grandpa I can't stop missing you I'll think of you often, And I'll miss you so. Whenever you visited, I didn't want you to go. I miss you more then words can say. and I want to let you know that I'm missing you tod...
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My Last Call to Grandpa / Christy (GrandDaughter)
MY LAST CALL TO GRANDPA It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn't go alone, A part of me went with you, The day God called you home. A million times I'll miss you, A million times I'll cry, If love could ...
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Hold every person close to your heart / Melissa (Daughter)Read >>
My Dad was always one to push you that extra mile when you were ready to give up either out of fear or from just being plain tired of trying because nothing seemed to be going right. Dad would always say DON'T QUIT or DON'T STOP NOW. This poem reminds me of him. Now every time I am ready to give up I am going to read this and remember Dad saying KEEP GOING YOU CAN DO IT!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is a strange with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tent of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight with you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst That you must not quit.
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