William Ray Thomas, age 84, of Willard, KY, went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 6th, 2006, at his residence, following an extended illness.
Mr. Thomas was born August 19th, 1921, at Twin Fork, WV, a son of the late William Henry and Rose Easterling Thomas.
He was a retired Carter County School Bus Driver for 23 years, a Farmer and a member of the Willard Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: 1 grandson: Shannon Yates; 1 brother, Bobby Thomas and 2 sisters, Betty McDavid and Grace DeFoe.
His survivors include:
 His wife:
	Catherine Yates Thomas		of Willard
3 sons:
	Donnie Thomas			of Willard
	Gary Yates
	Jerry Yates				both of Grayson, KY
2 brothers:
	Dearl Thomas			of Willard
	Billy Joe Thomas			of Grayson
5 sisters:
	Hazel Allen				of Florida
	Helen Walker			of Willard
	Susan Holbrook			of Grayson
	Fredia Phillips			of Florida
	Yuvonne Wells			of Grayson
3 grandchildren
and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 10th, 2006 at 2:00pm at the Malone Funeral Home with Ronnie Graves, minister. Burial will be in the East Carter County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, August 9th, from 6-9pm at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Condolences can be made to the family at www.timeformemory.com/malone