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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Gloria M.
Thomas
November 11, 1930 – October 15, 2022
Gloria M. Thomas, 91, of Warren, PA., passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022 at the Warren Manor.
She was born in Warren, PA. on Nov. 21, 1930, to the late Wayne H. and Harriet J. Whitton. Gloria was a resident of Warren and Wildwood, FL for 27 years, and moved back to Warren in 2013. She graduated from Sheffield High School in 1948. Gloria was a lifelong organist and over the years you could find her playing at the Sheffield Forestview Roller Rink, Warren Roller Rink, Epworth United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church of Coleman, FL. Gloria has been a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church of Warren since her return to Pennsylvania in 2013. She will be forever missed by her family and remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother.
Gloria is survived by her two children, Ronald E. Thomas and wife, Mary Jane of Warren and daughter Pamela V. Gay and husband John, of Canyon Country, CA; two sisters, Dorothy Zaffino and husband Ned, Karen Donaldson and companion Larry Stover, all of Warren, PA; one brother, Daryl Whitton and wife Linda, of Wattsburg, PA; three grandchildren, Garrett Ruch, of Bend, OR, Clark Thomas, Warren, Julia Good and husband, Ryan, of Slippery Rock, PA, and their four children; sisters-in-law Connie Whitton, of Houston, TX and Sharon Thomas, of Casper. WY; eight nieces; and thirteen nephews.
In addition to her parents, Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, Amos E. Thomas, who passed away on January 30, 2010, whom she married March 11, 1950, in Warren, PA; two brothers, Jim Whitton and Ned Whitton, and a sister, Joyce Smith, all from Houston, TX.
Gloria's family will welcome family and friends on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 from 11 am. until 1pm at the Peterson-Blick Funeral Home, 1003 Penna Ave E, Warren, PA. A funeral will follow at 1:00 pm. with Rev. Michael Rutenber, Minister of Visitation, First United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial, alongside her late husband will occur at a later date at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.
Those wishing to place memorials may do so through First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 200 Market Street, Warren, PA 16365, or to a charity of one's choice.
Those wishing to send condolences online may do so by visiting www.petersonbickfuneralhome.com
Visitation
Peterson-Blick Funeral Home, Inc.
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Funeral Service
Peterson-Blick Funeral Home, Inc.
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