GUILFORD – Clyde H. Thomas, 86, died peacefully Oct. 10, 2010, surrounded by his family at Mayo Regional Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft. He was born Jan. 20, 1924, in Sangerville, the son of David and Doris (Garland) Thomas. He served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. After the war Clyde started a trucking business, which grew into a large logging contracting business. Throughout the years he bought many tracts of land, supplying the local mills with wood, as well as providing many jobs. After Clyde’s retirement in 1984, his family has continued to operate the business that he started. He enjoyed the outdoors, and two of his real passions in life were fishing and hunting. He is survived by his companion, Sally Cowette of Guilford; three sons and their wives, Gerald and Carol Thomas, Richard and Roberta Thomas, all of Guilford, and Kenneth and Wanda Thomas of Farmington; a daughter and her husband, Rosemarie and Stanley Folsom of Sangerville; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Carolyn (Pray) Thomas; and a son, Russell Thomas. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Crosby & Neal, 21 Oak St., Guilford, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday with Pastor Stephen Dean officiating. Burial will be afterward at Lawn Cemetery, Guilford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to C.H. Lightbody Medical Building, P.O. Box 355, Guilford, ME 04443. For an online guest register, go to www.CrosbyNeal.com.
CLYDE H. THOMAS
