No services are planned at this time for Roy Delbert Thomas age 86 of Blue Eye, Missouri. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home in Branson.
He died January 22, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri.
He was born on February 9, 1927 in Elk City, Oklahoma the son of Cleveland and Myrtle Parton Thomas. He was a retired switchman for Southern Pacific Railroads and had been a resident of the area for many years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving both World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors are his wife Helen Barker Thomas of the home. Four children: Deanna Thomas of Ridgedale, Missouri, Roy D. Thomas Jr of Blue Eye, Missouri, Clifford E. Thomas of Idaho and Clay W. Thomas of Oregon, seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and one brother.