Obituary of Lewis Yates Thomas

Reverend Lewis Thomas passed away on February 23, 2018 at age 88.  The Funeral Service, conducted by Pastor John Hunn and Pastor Donald Owens, is 11 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2018 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN.  The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Monday from 9 a.m. until the service. 

               Reverend Thomas was ordained a Southern Baptist minister in 1958.  He served as a pastor at Bellwood Baptist Church, Macedonia Baptist Church, and Webb’s Chapel Baptist Church.  He served in the United States Army from 1951-1953, then worked at TRW in Lebanon for 32 years.

               Reverend Thomas is survived by wife of 66 years, Florene Rich Thomas; children Betty (Gary) Cassetty, Frank (Tammy) Thomas, Sue (James) Denney, and John (Paula) Thomas; 8 grandchildren; 9 adopted grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 step-great-grandchildren; and sister Ruth Hall.  He is preceded in death by parents John James and Penelope Ann Barnes Thomas, sister Imogene Steiner, and brothers Joseph, James, and Oscar.  Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN  615.444.9393.