Timmons-Mayhall - Person Sheet
Timmons-Mayhall - Person Sheet
NameTHOMAS, Billy Joe 
Birth Date30 May 1939
Birth PlaceItawamba County, Mississippi
Death Date15 Jun 2021 Age: 82
Death PlaceTupelo, Lee County, Mississippi
FatherTHOMAS, Lunsford M. (1898-1984)
MotherCROMEANS, Mizie (1902-1979)
Misc. Notes
Billy Joe "Bill" Thomas, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born May 30, 1939, to Lunsford M. and Mizie Cromeans Thomas.
Bill was a retired truck driver for Corrugated Box Industries. He was a long-time member of Ozark Baptist Church where he was the Adult Sunday School teacher.
He enjoyed mowing his family's yards, trading cars, going to car shows, traveling all over, and riding his grandkids on the ATV. Bill was an avid story teller who loved his God and enjoyed reading his Bible every day.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Thomas; one son, Terry Bruff (Sandy), and one daughter, Debbie McMillen (Leon), all of the Ozark community; one sister, Sue Johnson of Fulton; four grandchildren, Brad Jones, Drew Bruff (Leandra), B.J. Cox (Neeley), and Chris Bruff (Mallory); four great-grandchildren, Kendall Bruff, Cutler Cox, Fletcher Bruff, and Cohen Cox; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hollis, Buck, Guy, Jim, John, and Bob Thomas; sister, Alma Johnson; and three infant sisters.
Pallbearers will be Brad Jones, Drew Bruff, B.J. Cox, Chris Bruff, Rich Johnson, Joe Thomas, Danny Johnson, and Freddie Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers will be his Adult Sunday School Class members, Haskell Kitchens, Joe Wilburn, Charlie Bishop, Bernis Voyles, Wade Thomas, Ken Thomas, and Randy Guntharp.
Bill was a retired truck driver for Corrugated Box Industries. He was a long-time member of Ozark Baptist Church where he was the Adult Sunday School teacher.
He enjoyed mowing his family's yards, trading cars, going to car shows, traveling all over, and riding his grandkids on the ATV. Bill was an avid story teller who loved his God and enjoyed reading his Bible every day.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Thomas; one son, Terry Bruff (Sandy), and one daughter, Debbie McMillen (Leon), all of the Ozark community; one sister, Sue Johnson of Fulton; four grandchildren, Brad Jones, Drew Bruff (Leandra), B.J. Cox (Neeley), and Chris Bruff (Mallory); four great-grandchildren, Kendall Bruff, Cutler Cox, Fletcher Bruff, and Cohen Cox; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hollis, Buck, Guy, Jim, John, and Bob Thomas; sister, Alma Johnson; and three infant sisters.
Pallbearers will be Brad Jones, Drew Bruff, B.J. Cox, Chris Bruff, Rich Johnson, Joe Thomas, Danny Johnson, and Freddie Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers will be his Adult Sunday School Class members, Haskell Kitchens, Joe Wilburn, Charlie Bishop, Bernis Voyles, Wade Thomas, Ken Thomas, and Randy Guntharp.