Frank Reed Thomason, Sr.

Thanks to Ken Hatcher for this obituary... HAYNESVILLE, LA - Funeral services for Frank Reed Thomason, Sr, age 74, will be held Friday December 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church of Haynesville with Dr. Shelby Cowling, Bro. Danny Triplet and Bro. Tim Ware officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow in the Pilkinton Cemetery, Benton, LA at 1:30 PM under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.

Visitation will begin Thursday at 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Bailey Funeral Home, Haynesville, LA.

Frank Thomason was born on April 16, 1937 to Frank A. and Mattie Wilkerson Thomason in Natchitoches, LA. Frank passed away suddenly on December 5, 2011. Frank is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Wanda Merritt Thomason and his children Karen Thomason, Reed Thomason and Sharon (Brad) Johnston. Granddaughters who were the light of Frank's life: Hannah, Kaylee, Sarah, Jordan, Faith and Emily. Survived by his brother, Raymond (Mary) Thomason, Mt. Sterling, KY, sister: Vera T. Brewer, Natchitoches, LA, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. A career and accomplished pipeline and specialty welder with Mid-Valley Pipeline Company, Ed Owen Welding and Goodwin's Welding before forming his own welding service. In the early 1960s Frank served in the U.S. Army and then farmed Bossier Parish, LA with his father-in-law, W. G. Merritt. Frank was a modest self-taught man who loved God, his family and his country and who exemplified the values of honest hard work and discipline to all of us around him. Frank was a prolific artisan who created numerous wood, iron and metalworks, who gardened and cooked to the delight of his family and friends. Frank and Wanda joined the ranks of the national Volunteer Christian Builders in 2005 and enjoyed fellowship traveling the country with retired fellow craftsmen as they helped to build new and improve existing churches. Pallbearers: Glenn Rabb, Shawn Thomason, Burton Rice, Walter Smith, David McCuen, Tim Ware, Tim Cole, Terry Triplet. Memorials: Volunteer Christian Builders: wwwvcbuilders.org; Calvary Baptist Church, 863 Main Street, Haynesville, LA, 71038; if (!aa) var aa = { iframes : new Array(), random : function() { return Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000); }, pageNum : Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000), refresh : function(iframeId) { if (typeof(iframeId) != 'undefined') { var iframe = document.getElementById(iframeId); if (iframe) iframe.src = iframe.src.replace(/misc=[0-9]+/, 'misc=' + this.random()); } else { for (var i in this.iframes) this.refresh(this.iframes[i]); } } }; //no AJAX refresh for inline ads aa.adServer = 'http://media2.legacy.com/'; aa.target = '' + '/3.0' + '/5306.1' + '/1400071' + '/0' + '/-1/size=30x1' + '/adtech;' + 'alias=legacy.shreveporttimes.lifestory.30x1.1.1;' + 'target=_blank;' + 'key=' + escape('STJ') + ';' + 'kvopenextapp=' + escape('1') +';' + 'kvcobrand=' + escape('shreveporttimes') +';' + 'kvpersonid=' + escape('154936573') +';' + 'sub1=' + escape('St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital') + ';' + 'sub2=' + escape('https://shop.stjude.org/GiftCatalog/donation.do?cID=13522&pID=18290&frequency_selected=2&memoryFirstName=Frank&memoryLastName=Thomason&plt=GPLGENLKALSAC1000001') + ';' ; aa.src = aa.adServer + 'addyn' + aa.target + 'grp=' + aa.pageNum +';misc=' + aa.random(); document.write(""); document.write(""); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . Heartfelt appreciation to all friends.

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