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Thomas Works Obituary

Thomas Leo
Works
April 17, 1931-
October 8, 2013
Columbus, Georgia- Mr. Thomas Leo Works, 82, of 4424 Royal Oak Court in Columbus passed Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at his home. Memorial services followed by cremation will be held at 11AM Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Sconiers Funeral Home Chapel. There will be no public viewing. The family will depart from the home of Mrs. Martha Works King at 4510 Ridgefield Drive. Mr. Works, or Coach Works, as he was fondly called by his students and team players, was born April 17, 1931 in Columbus, GA the son of Paul Works and Ernestine Johnson Plummer. He was a coach at Spencer High School and was a U.S. Army-Airborne veteran. He was a 1950 graduate of William H. Spencer High School and graduated from Benedict College, Georgia Southwestern University and Troy State University earning a B.A. in English, an M.A. in Physical Education and an M.A. in Administration, respectively. He was a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He was preceded in death by one brother, Roderick Plummer and his survivors include 3 sons, Marcus(Dora)Works, of Columbia, SC, Leo(April)Works and Paul Works, both of Columbus; 1 daughter, Teresa Works Cummins of Brooklyn, NY and 3 grandchildren, Lance, Jhmyra and Alden Works and his former wife, Martha Works King of Atlanta, GA. Please sign the guest registry at sconiersfuneralhome.com.

Published by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on Oct. 25, 2013.
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Coach Works was one of a kind, gave me a chance to start my career, I am BLESSED to have had Coach Works in my life, I owe my career to him, will be truly missed.

Gerald Turner

Gerald Turner

April 25, 2014

Coach Works was a wonderful person and teacher. He and Coach Otis Spencer were great men who the players looked up to for support and guidance. He will be missed by all those who knew him. May he rest in peace.
Spencer Class of '69 Alumnus

Beverly Mathis-Bell

November 22, 2013

To the Works Family,
You are gone but will never be forgotten. R.I.P. Rest in Paradise.

LINDA MADDOX- BERRY

October 25, 2013

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

ivey thomas

October 18, 2013

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