Funeral Services for Alvin J. Thomas, Sr., 82, will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 12:00 noon at St. Mathilda Catholic Church in Eunice, LA.
Visitation will be observed from 8:00 am to 11:45 am with the rosary at 10:30 am at Owens-Thomas Funeral Home, 437 Moosa Blvd, Eunice, LA. Interment will be at the St. Mathilda Catholic Church Cemetery. Reverend Darren Elridge and Reverend Stephen Ugwu will officiate at the services.
Thomas died on July 31, 2014 at his residence in Eunice, LA.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Bettye Jean Grant Thomas; four children: Deldeirdra Thomas Webb (Raymond) Baton Rouge, Iyon Thomas Singleton (Frederick, Sr.) Austin, Texas, Alvin J. Thomas, Jr. (Grace) Crowley, and Juan C. Thomas (Gail) Eunice; one sister, Dorothy Thomas Shillow, Beaumont, Texas; one other daughter-in-law, Linda Reed Thomas, Eunice; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.