Thought to be buried here.
Never married
Five children died young.
In addition to Roy Leath Thomas, there were two daughters and two other children. The two daughters may have been twins. They probably died prior to 1900.
Nothing is known about the other two children. One of them probably was born between 1900-1910; the other before 1900.
Perno Thomas was a Democratic candidate for Constable, Precinct 1, Wood County, Texas in 1890.
He was the owner/publisher, maybe even the founder, of the Wood County Democrat newspaper.
Suffered a stroke or heart attack in Mineola, where he had taken the
newspaper to be printed.
Rev. Isaac Evan Thomas was born at or near Forrest City, Arkansas, September 11, 1864. He died at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, February 29, 1928. Thirty-one of these years were spent in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He was licensed to preach the gospel at Forrest City in 1897, admitted on trial into the White River conference in 1899 and transferred to the Texas Conference in 1904. With the exception of one year in the North Texas conference, he remainder of his life was spent in the itinerancy in the Texas Conference, in which he served the following charges: Angleton, Cedar Bayou, Alvin, Sealy and Wallis, Rosenberg and Wallis, Humble, West End Houston, Lott, Franklin, Alto, Edgewood, Cedar Street Tyler, Harrisburg, Richmond, Alba, and finally Whitehouse, where in the second year of his pastorate he was called from labor to refreshment. Miss Mary Jane Marsh became his bride at Wiville, Ark., January 10, 1892. To them were born six children, three dying in early childhood; three worthy sons: Reuline, Merle, and Lewis together with his faithful wife remain to cherish his memory. He loved the poets and was himself the author of some poems that scintillated as real gems. He compiled a Pastor's Book that is widely used and fills a long felt want of our pastors. All the gifts of our genial and gentle brother were laid on the altar and consecrated to the work of pastor and preacher, never serving as side tracks to throw him off the main purpose of the life to which God had so clearly called him. At the1927 Fourth Quarterly Conference of Whitehouse Circuit, his last charge, he stated that on account of failing health, he would ask for the superannuate relation at the Annual Conference. His official board would not hear to it, and requested that he be returned to them for another year. At the First Quarterly Conference, in February after his return it was plain he could not go on. His official board volunteered to give him a three-month's leave of absence that he might seek the aid of a clinic, while his salary was being paid. An operation revealed cancer of the stomach far advanced. A few day's consciousness without pain and he was in the presence of Him whom he had commended to others as a Savior. Assisted by a number of his ministerial brethren, in the presence of his family and a number of relatives, a host of former parishioners, the writer, by request of the deceased, conducted the funeral from Cedar Street Church, Tyler, Texas. Farewell Noble, may we meet across the sands of life.
-- H. C. Willis
Died of stomach cancer
Mrs. Isaac E. Thomas, nee Mary Jane Marsh, daughter of Andrew J. and Sarah marsh, was born in Woodruff County, Arkansas on August 20, 1870 and passed away Thursday night, March 7, 1957 in Harris Hospital, Forth Worth, Texas. She had been hospitalized there after suffering a broken hip on March 1, 1957. The funeral was conducted March 11 at Cedar Street Methodist Church. She was married to Isaac Evan Thomas in Woodruff County, Arkansas on January 10, 1892. They had six children-- two girls and four boys. The girls and one of the boys died in infancy. Three of the sons reached maturity, A. R., M. M., and L. E. Two sons survive -- A. R. of Forth Worth and Captain L. E. of Houston. Three grandchildren -- Velma Thomas of Fort Worth, Teddy Thomas of Dallas and Mrs. W. C. Myers of Odessa and two great-grandchildren, survive her. Rev. I. E. Thomas became an itinerate Methodist preacher in 1899 serving churches in White River Conference in Arkansas until he transferred to the Texas conference in 1904. He passed away February 29, 1928. After his death, Mrs. Thomas spent five years in Houston and Fort Worth, returning to Tyler in 1932 where she made her home until December 1, 1956. On that date she moved to Fort Worth where she had a small cottage built on the same lot occupied by her son Reuben at 1816 Gould Avenue, until her health failed and she became very feeble. She found her way to her Sunday School class and church service in Cedar Street, Tyler, Texas. She loved her church, her pastor and above all her Lord. I was Mrs. Thomas' pastor for five and a half years. I did all I could to help her in her business as well as every other way possible. She had a wonderful spirit o independence that she carried with her to the end. She maintained her own home and did her work, cared for her flowers, and kept a home as long as she lived. She loved her friends and she had so many there in Cedar St., that did things each day to make her path a little brighter and she appreciated each favor, how ever small it was. Mr. and Mrs. Maude Grimes who were very close to her did an awful lot to make her last days in Tyler happy ones. We all loved Mrs. Thomas and she was trulyone of God's Great Servants. She will be greatly missed in Cedar St. Church of which she has been such a vital part across the years, but her love and influence will live on to help those who follow.
-- By Ben Anderson
Died at birth.
Died at the Robinson Health Care Facility in North Little Rock.
Died of cancer