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Permalink Reply by Eliz on April 14, 2011 at 3:23pm

I don't know if you have this or not:

his obituary:

George Thames
Special to the Journal
HAWTHORNE — George W.
Thames, 55, died Sunday in a
lawthorne hospital. He was
born Sept. 27, 1915 in Selma
Camp, La. He came to Hawhorne
in 1951 from Louisiana
and worked as a heavy equipment
operator. Three years ago he purchased
the Monarch Motel and Cafe
which he had been operating.
He is survived by his wife
Thclma and son Paul; four sisters,
Viola Olgcsby of Kansas
ity, Kan., Ruby Roberts of Colfax,
La., Gertrude Sanford of
Ferriday, La. and Alice Smith
of Alexandra, La.; two brothers,
James A. of Kansas City,
Kan., and Jesse of Columbia,
La.

A funeral will be held Thursday
at 2 p.m. at the Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. BcrnaiY Ford of the First
Baptist Church officiating. Military
graveside services will follow
in the Hawthorne Cemetery

 

Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1971
City: Reno
State: Nevada Nevada State Journal - April 27, 1971, Reno, Nevada

Permalink Reply by Edward Traxler on April 14, 2011 at 3:28pm

Elizabeth. Thanks .. no .. I didn't have that ... any of his siblings for example.

Ed

Permalink Reply by Eliz on April 14, 2011 at 4:09pm

Glad I could add something to your research.