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Willie Thomas Obituary

CWO (Ret.) Willie R. Thomas Sr. of Ettrick, who departed this life Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at McGuire Veterans Medical Center, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 418 Halifax St., Petersburg, with the Rev. Dr. Robert A. Diggs Sr., pastor, officiating. Interment will be with full military honors in the Arlington National Cemetery at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2009.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment where the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity will also conduct their Omega Service.

The family will also receive friends at the residence and may also be contacted by calling (804) 526-4028.

Family members and friends are invited to pay final tribute to Mr. Thomas online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com where you may view a video tribute online or at the establishment.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.

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

Published by The Progress-Index on Dec. 2, 2008.

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Michelle Dewell (Thompson)

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