Obituaries
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George S. Thomas, 95 of Pittsburg, KS, died at 1:20 am, Sunday
November 1, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg, KS. He had
been in ill health for 10 days and a patient in the hospital for one week.
He was born August 22, 1914 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the son of Jim and
Bessie Thomas. George was an only child reared by his aunt due to his
mother’s death at an early age. He played Negro League Baseball for
seven years as a member of the Indianapolis Clowns and had been a
resident of Pittsburg for over 40 years.
George worked for the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of
Pittsburg, until his retirement.
He leaves no survivors except for his caregiver Jeff Wilbert of Pittsburg.
Memorial services will be 10 am Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Bath-
Naylor Funeral Home & Crematory, 522 S. Broadway in Pittsburg with
Father Thomas Stroot, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in
Pittsburg officiating. Inurnment will be in Highland Park Cemetery,
Pittsburg. A memorial has been established in George’s name to the St.
Mary’s-Colgan Booster Club. Memorials may be left at the Bath-Naylor
Funeral Home & Crematory in Pittsburg.
November 1, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Pittsburg, KS. He had
been in ill health for 10 days and a patient in the hospital for one week.
He was born August 22, 1914 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the son of Jim and
Bessie Thomas. George was an only child reared by his aunt due to his
mother’s death at an early age. He played Negro League Baseball for
seven years as a member of the Indianapolis Clowns and had been a
resident of Pittsburg for over 40 years.
George worked for the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of
Pittsburg, until his retirement.
He leaves no survivors except for his caregiver Jeff Wilbert of Pittsburg.
Memorial services will be 10 am Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Bath-
Naylor Funeral Home & Crematory, 522 S. Broadway in Pittsburg with
Father Thomas Stroot, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in
Pittsburg officiating. Inurnment will be in Highland Park Cemetery,
Pittsburg. A memorial has been established in George’s name to the St.
Mary’s-Colgan Booster Club. Memorials may be left at the Bath-Naylor
Funeral Home & Crematory in Pittsburg.
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