THOMAS, Harry G.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 19 June 1967 p 5
Veedersburg - Harry G. Thomas retired railroadman of Veedersburg died at 12:40 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville. In failing health for 10 years, he had been seriously ill two years and hospitalized only a day. Mr. Thomas resided at Veedersburg for 26 years. He was retired from the maintenance department of the NY Centrail Railroad. He came to Veedersburg from Yeddo where he had been employed as a coal miner. A son of Tom and Josephine Riley Thomas he was born in Harveysburg Oct 2, 1894. He married Artea Royce in Fountain County Nov 15, 1913. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Frank, Ora and Paul of Veedersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Conner of Covington and Mrs. Alberta Ansberry of Honolulu, Hawaii; 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three children, a brother and five sisters. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Fishero Funeral Home in Veedersburg. Burial will be in Rockfield Cemetery. - kbz
Source: Lafayette Journal-Courier 19 June 1967 p 6
Veedersburg – Harry G. Thomas, 73, of 120 E Washington St, died at 12:40 a.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Ill where he had been a patient a day. He had been in failing health 1 -years and seriously ill two years. Born at Harveysburg, he lived in Veedersburg 26 years. He was a retired employee of the NY Central Railroad and formerly worked as a coal miner in the Yeddo area of Fountain County. He was married in 1913 to Artea Royce, who survives with two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Conner of Covington and Mrs. Alberta Amsberry of Honolulu, Hawaii and three sons, Frank, Ora and Paul, all of Veedersburg. - kbz
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Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1967
Harry G. Thomas, age 72, of 120 E. Washington, Veedersburg, died at 12:40 a.m. Monday, June 19, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Ill., where he had been a patient one day. He had been ill 10 years and seriously ill two years.
Mr. Thomas was born Oct. 2, 1894 at Harveysburg, the son of Tom and Josephine Riley Thomas. He married Artea S. Royce on Nov. 15, 1913 and she survives. He has lived in Veedersburg 26 years and he was a retired New York Central Raiiroad employee. He previously had worked as a coal miner in the Yeddo area.
Surviving, in addition to the wife, are: three sons, Frank, Ora, and Paul, all of Veedersburg; two daughters, Mrs, Josephine Conners of Covington and Mrs. Alberta Ansberry of Honolulu, Hawaii; 20 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three children, five sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. today, June 21, at the Fishero Funeral Home in Veedersburg. Burial was in Rockfield Cemetery, southeast of Veedersburg.