BEN D. THOMAS SR.



ZEBULON - Dr. Ben David Thomas Sr., 87, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 in Raleigh. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, July 15, at Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon.

He was born in York, S. C. He graduated from Furman University and attended the University of South Carolina Medical School in Charleston, S.C. He retired from his private medical practice in Zebulon after 43 years at the age of 74.

Surviving: his wife, Myra; his children, Ben, Neil and Michele; stepchildren, Stacy Williams and Jane Fuller; sister, Wilma Florence; six grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.