Wagler Funeral Home Services

PHYLLIS M. THOMAS

BLOOMFIELD. MRS. BILL THOMAS, SR. (PHYLLIS M. THOMAS), age 77 of rural Bloomfield went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on September 11, 2006 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield. She was born June 6, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Floyd Pearl and Ruby Audrey Dunning Roberts. She married William L. Thomas, Sr. November 1, 1947 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was a 1947 graduate of Ottumwa High School. She was a homemaker and had lived in Bloomfield since 1959. She was a member of the Dunnville Baptist Church, the Davis County Genealogical Society, the Saved to Serve Ladies Group and had been a 4-H leader.

She is survived by her husband; a son Bill (Sharon) Thomas, Jr. of Bloomfield; a daughter Diana (Steve) Bartlett of Bloomfield; 4 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and a sister Shirley Carr of Ottumwa.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Thursday September 14, 2006 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Marvin Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Fiedler Cemetery in Wapello County, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM Wednesday with the family present from 6:30-8:00 PM. A memorial has been established to the Dunnville Baptist Church.