Clarence Thomas

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Clarence William Thomas, 95, of St. Louis died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Delmar Gardens North in St. Louis.

He was born July 19, 1911, at Buchanon, Mo., son of Daniel Jefferson and Ida Mae Whitener Thomas. He and Dolores Wehmueller were married in 1934 in St. Louis. She died Feb. 1, 1967.

Thomas worked in the radio and television service department at Famous-Barr.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include a brother, Fred Thomas of Marble Hill, Mo.

He was preceded in death by five brothers and a sister.

The funeral was held Wednesday at Stygar Funeral Home in St. Louis, with the Rev. Darrell Back officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park in St. Louis, with military rites conducted by Missouri Military Honors Team.

Announcement courtesy of Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill.