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Richard Charles “Rit” Thomas

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Richard Charles “Rit” Thomas, age 73, of Friendsville, Maryland, died Sunday, July 2, 2006, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. Born May 5, 1933, in Friendsville, Maryland, he was the son of George Thomas and Sarah (Fosbrink) Thomas.

Mr. Thomas was a school bus driver for the Garrett County Board of Education and also a dairy farmer.

He was a member of Gospel Center Church, Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, and was a member and officer of the Friendsville Lions Club.

Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Samuel Thomas, Jack Thomas and Burgett Thomas, and one sister, Darlene Thomas Sisler.

He is survived by his wife, Delores (Wilson) Thomas; five daughters: Georgia Yoder and her husband, Michael, and Becky Miller and her husband, Roy, all of Friendsville, Bonnie Artice and her husband, Toney, of Confluence, Pa., Brenda King and her husband, Steven, of Mill Run, Pa., and Michele Carl of Youngwood, Pa.; two brothers, Lowell Thomas and Kenny Thomas, and one sister, Shirley Thomas Fisher, all of Friendsville; and eleven grandchildren: Devan Yoder, Brooks Yoder, Lyndsay Miller, Whitney Miller, Malachi Artice, Mikali Artice, Luke Artice, Abigale King, Jeffrey King, Dominic Carl and Tyler Carl.

Friends will be received at the NEWMAN FUNERAL HOMES, P.A., 943 Second Avenue, Friendsville, Maryland 21531 (301-895-5188) on Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m.

Services will be conducted Thursday, July 6, at 2 p.m. in GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH, Markleysburg, Pa., with the Rev. Martin Stewart officiating.

Friends may call at the Church one-hour prior to the services.

Interment will follow in Sand Spring Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Gospel Center Church.

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