Memorial Services for Earl L. Thomas, age 80, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on December 28, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

Mr. Thomas was born on December 30, 1941, in Saltville, VA, the son of the late Lilburn Howard Thomas and Sadie Marie (Joannou) Fullen.

Earl worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and attended the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Joy (Gramly) Thomas; children, Brian Thomas,

Gary Thomas (Vanessa), Melissa Blaeser (Jeff), and Sean Patrick Thomas;  grandchildren, Kevin, Garrett, Wade, Justin, and Logan; twin sister, Lillian McDermott; nephew, Christopher McDermott; niece, Tara Nerko; half-sister, Maria Catron (Lanny); and half-brother, John Joannou (Joyce).

Earl is preceded in death by his parents.