Charles Thomas

Charles E. Thomas, 89, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Tift County Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley and Rev. Lynn Roberts officiating. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery in Meigs, GA. The Baraca Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 155, Bainbridge, GA 39818. Mr. Thomas was born May 22, 1923 in Tarrant City, AL, the son of John Seaborn Thomas and Bessie Agnes Embry Thomas. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Force, serving as a 1st Lieutenant and Bombardier in a B-24 during World War II, and was a major in the Air Force Reserves. Mr. Thomas retired as the assistant district director for the State of Georgia Rehabilitation Services and was a former partner of Gibson Discount Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Bainbridge, GA and the Baraca Sunday School Class. Survivors include his sons, Bruce Thomas and his wife, Linda, of Woodstock, GA, John Thomas and his wife, Cyrena, of Spanish Fort, AL, and Alan Thomas and his wife, Connie, of Cobb, GA; his six grandchildren; his nine great-grandchildren; and his brother, Jack H. Thomas of Anniston, AL. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Selma Roberts Thomas.