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Dorothy Thomas Obituary
Dorothy was born November 16, 1922 in Big Spring, Texas to parents Almus Henry (A H) Bugg and Mary Myrtle (Humble) Bugg. Dorothy lived in Tucumcari, New Mexico for most of her adult years as a rancher and farmers wife. She was a homemaker and a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Big Spring after returning home.
Dorothy is survived by her niece Susan McLellan and husband Larry and their children, Tom and Rosa Rickabaugh and numerous other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dane Thomas in 1974, long-time companion Homer Maxon Rickabaugh; sisters: Jessie McKinney, Almarie Wiliams, Evelyn Hauser, Ruth Morton and Joyce Green and her brothers Finnis Bugg and Henry Bugg.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com
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