John E. Thomas, Sr., age 90, of Leeton passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Western Missouri Medical Center.

He was born July 25, 1930 in Leeton, MO the son of Ora Basil and Laura Mae (Mohler) Thomas.

On February 28, 2004, he and Katheryn (Smith) Stump were united in marriage at the Church of the Brethren in Warrensburg.

John was a proud Army Veteran of the Korean War.  He was a minister of the Church of the Brethren in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and Iowa.  He was teacher in Cabool, Missouri, and Guthrie, Oklahoma as well as a school administrator at Guthrie Public Schools in Oklahoma.

When he moved back to Leeton, he was s substitute teacher for the Leeton school district and a council member for the town of Leeton.  He was a 32 ^nd degree Mason, belonged to the Kiwanis Club and served as district president for a year.  He was also the director for C.R.O.P and while working for this organization traveled to India, Africa and Asia.  He worked for the Foundation of the Church of the Brethren.  He enjoyed working on his family tree with his brothers.  He was an amateur carpenter and actually built a house.

John is survived by his wife, Katy of Leeton, MO; his brother, CJ Thomas of Kansas City; his children, Ann (Jim) Bucci of Ortanna, PA, Debra (Mike Hughbanks) Thomas of Omaha, NE, John (Barbara Simpson) Thomas of St. Joseph, MI, Nathan (Maura Mcnally) Thomas of Dowingtown, PA, and Carolyn (Robert) Hall of Guthrie, OK; his step children, Nancy (Bill) Adams of Hamilton, MO, Mike (Judy) Stump of Catoosa, OK, Marty (Teresa) Stump of Holden, MO, and Sara (Joel) Belanger of Warrensburg; grandchildren, Laura Porter, Amy Hall, Gwen Petronzio, Meagan Chacon, and Maeve Thomas; great grandchildren, Tyler Porter, Noah Raza, Vincent Hall, Zoe and Oliver Chacon, and Isla and Wren Petronzio; and 8 step grandchildren and 16 step great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings, Laura Johnson, Mary Anne McCoy, Edward Thomas, Liebe Thomas, Marie Gibbons, and infant brother Charles Thomas.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Mineral Creek Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Church of Brethren in Warrensburg and can be left in care of the funeral home.

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