Thomas Mitchell Gay's Obituary
HEDLEY SERVICES - will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the Hedley First Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Howard, pastor, and Rev. Anthony Knowles, pastor of the Estelline Baptist Church, officiating.
INTERMENT - Rowe Cemetery in Hedley, Texas Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Thomas Gay was born May 15, 1931, in Houston, Texas to Robert Martin and Violet Marie Oatman Gay. He married Jeneda Woodard on June 11, 1955 in Hedley. Thomas worked for himself as a furniture and piano refinisher. Mr. Gay was also licensed Baptist minister as well as a deacon. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in the Korean Conflict. He had lived in Hedley, and several other places since 1953. In 1993 he moved from Ft. Worth and has been at Hedley since that time. Thomas was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hedley. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - his parents; 4 sisters, Norma Howard, Ora Mae Tomanek, Maggie Marie Williams, and Johnny Ray Woodard.
SURVIVORS - his wife, Jeneda Gay of Hedley; 4 daughters, Diann Evans, Debbie Hanes, Patty Dipprey and husband Mickey, all of Hedley, Becky Allen and husband Mark Kirk of Hobbs, NM; a brother V.R. Gay of Dennison; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren. CASKET BEARERS - Grandsons of Mr. Gay
MEMORIALS - may be made to First Baptist Church of Hedley, PO Box 207, Hedley, Texas 79237 or to ones favorite charity.
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