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Ruby Thomas

1920 - 2015

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1920

DIED

2015

Ruby Thomas Obituary

Ruby Thomas
Chatham, Ill.
Ruby Thomas, 94, of Chatham, Ill. (formerly of McLeansboro, Ill.) passed away at 1:28 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Visitation from 1 p.m. until the time of service Saturday. Burial will be at the Ten Mile Cemetery near McLeansboro.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Courier Press on Jul. 17, 2015.

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