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     Sylvia Lucille Thomas was born on 11 March 1913 at Spring Valley Twp., Cherokee Co., Kansas. She was the daughter of John Oliver Thomas and Jennie Ethel Bowers. Sylvia Lucille Thomas married Roy E. Terry on 28 June 1936 at Riverton, Cherokee Co., Kansas. Sylvia Lucille Thomas died on 18 April 2000 at Kimberling City, Stone Co., Missouri, at age 87. She was buried on 21 April 2000 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Jasper Co., Missouri.
     
Biography of Sylvia Lucille Thomas:

The Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri, April 2000: "Lucille Terry. Webb City, Mo. - Sylvia Lucille Terry, age 87 of Reeds Spring, Mo., a former Webb City resident died at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at The Table Rock Retirement Center in Kimberling City, Mo., after a four month illness. Mrs. Terry was born March 11, 1913 in Baxter Springs, Kan. to John and Jennie Bowers Thomas. She lived most of her life in Webb City. She moved to Reeds Spring two years ago. She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Webb City. She was a former member of the Carterville-Webb City Order of the Eastern Star. When she was 73 years of age, she reached a lifelong goal of earning her high school diploma. She married Roy Terry June 28, 1936 in Riverton, Kan. He preceded her in death on January 28, 1966. She is survived by two daughters, Suzanne Eskandari and her husband, Frank of Joplin, and Kay Sidenstricker and her husband, Larry of Reeds Spring, Mo; her four grandchildren, Michael Sidenstricker and his wife, Jennifer, Nicole Pritchard and her husband, Tim, Shahla Eskandari, and Christopher Eskandari; one great-grandson, Hunter Michael Sidenstricker. She was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2000 at the Hedge-Lewis Chapel in Webb City with the Rev. Randy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home. The family will be at the home of a daughter, Suzanne Eskandari, 2927 East 18th Street, Joplin, Mo."¹

     T. was born on 5 July 1910 at Madison, Madison Co., Florida.¹ T. died on 18 May 1986 at Madison, Madison Co., Florida, at age 75.

     Terry was born on 5 October 1957 at Teague, Freestone Co., Texas. He was the son of Alonzo Bruton Thomas and Laura LaVerne Canady. Terry died on 5 October 1957 at Teague, Freestone Co., Texas. His body was buried on 6 October 1957 at Dew Cem., Freestone Co., Texas.

     William Archie Thomas was born on 7 August 1891 at Alachua Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of Archie B Thomas and Malinda E. Townsend. William Archie Thomas married Minnie Sanders.¹ William Archie Thomas died on 24 May 1982 at age 90. He was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Inverness, Citrus Co., Florida.

     William was born on 30 June 1935. William died on 1 August 1974 at age 39.

     Zilpha Thomas was born circa 1847 at Florida.¹ She married James Madison Townsend, son of Benjamin I. Townsend and Jane Suggs, on 16 February 1864 at Lafayette Co., Florida.² Zilpha Thomas died on 8 October 1918 at Lafayette Co., Florida.³ She was buried at Walker Creek Bethel Bapt. Chr., Lafayette Co., Florida.

     Ethel was born in May 1899 at Suwannee Co., Florida.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Solomon Thompson Sr. and Josephine C. Carroll. Ethel died circa 1902.²

     He married Minnie Boatright, daughter of Felix Emmanuel Boatright and Martha Elizabeth Stanford.¹ George died circa 1916. His body was buried at Friendship Cemetery., Suwannee Co., Florida.¹

     Gertrude was born on 16 July 1904.¹ Gertrude died in May 1982 at Grenada Co., Mississippi, at age 77.

     Henry was born on 12 December 1895 at Suwannee Co., Florida. He was the son of Henry Solomon Thompson Sr. and Josephine C. Carroll. He married Beatrice Dalrymple, , circa 1920. He married Ethel P. (--?--), , circa 1960.¹ Henry died on 3 April 1991 at Suwannee Co., Florida, at age 95. His body was buried in April 1991 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Perry, Taylor Co., Florida.²