Richard H. Thomas, Jr.
July 17, 1940 — June 21, 2015
Richard H. Thomas, Jr., 74, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Oxford, NC. He was born Wednesday, July 17, 1940 in Middletown to the late Richard H. Thomas, Sr. and Mary Jane (Swartz) Thomas. He was predeceased by his loving wife Joyce M. (Lancaster) Thomas.
Richard was an entrepreneur owning many local business in both Elizabethtown and Ocean City, MD. He was a 1958 graduate from Elizabethtown Area High School and played on the undefeated football team of ’57. He was a Past Master of Abraham C. Treichler Masonic Lodge 682. Richard was a world traveler, an avid Eagles fan, and a complex and active man.
He is survived by 4 children, Mary Jane (Thomas) Meredith and husband Jeff, Richard H. Thomas, III and wife Carole, Lovanne Smeal and husband Kevin, and Keith Thomas and wife Brenda; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ann (Shadel) Sierer and husband Larry.
A memorial and Masonic service will be held on Saturday, June 27th at 2 PM at Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, 130 North Market Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 with Pastors Jon and Kelly Ginder officiating. Family and friends are invited for visitation from 1 PM until time of the service. Burial in Goods Mennonite Cemetery will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in his honor to Hope Within Ministries, 4748 E. Harrisburg Pike, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
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