Mr. Kenneth M. (Ken) Thomas Sr, age 76, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018, in Ocean Springs.
Ken was born on February 25, 1942, in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Bertha Bishop and Willie Thomas. He graduated from Chapman High School in Inman, SC and received the AEGIS Excellence award (Long Service Award, Ingalls Shipbuilding). He retired from Ingalls After 31 years of service as an AEGIS Coordinator. He loved NASCAR, Classic Cars and his family always was the most important thing. He loved being surrounded by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha Thomas Crumpton, father, Willie Thomas, sister, Eileen Varner and brother, Isaac Dugger.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Thomas,sons, Kenneth (Kenny) M. Thomas Jr, Joseph Thomas and Spencer Thomas, grandchildren, Joseph A. Thomas, Kenneth M. (Trey) Thomas III, Tamara Thomas and Justin M. Thomas and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Monday, August 27, from 5pm until 6pm, with a 6pm Memorial Service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials be made to COPD Foundation, 3300 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33134, (1-866-731-2773, ext. 200, or to the COPD Foundation.org.