Calvin E. Thomas
Spartanburg, SC
Calvin Edgar Thomas, 85, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at Magnolia Manor of Inman. Calvin was born in Woodruff, South Carolina on December 15, 1932, a son of the late Edgar Harvey Thomas and Roxie Cora Lee Price Thomas. He was the widower of Sybil Atkins Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a former minister at Faith Baptist Church in Rincon, Georgia, a retired manager at Quick As A Wink dry cleaners and a member of North Spartanburg Baptist Church.
Calvin is survived by a daughter, Laura Thomas Outler and her husband, Hugh of Newington, Georgia; a son, Stanley Thomas, of Spartanburg, South Carolina; four grandchildren, Lane Outler and his wife, Laura, Brooke Outler, Dylan Thomas, Morgan Thomas; four great-grandchildren, Chase Lee, Gavin Outler, Landon Outler and Elise Richardson.
In addition to his parents and spouse, Mr. Thomas was predeceased by a brother, Albert Thomas.
A graveside service will be held at at Sunset Memorial Park at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 22, 2018, conducted by Rev. Rupert Guest. Visitation will immediately follow the service at the gravesite.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association SC Chapter, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621 or the American Cancer Society, 154 Mile Stone Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
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