Wilmoth L. Thomas

WILMOTH L. “BILL” THOMAS, of Oklahoma City passed away on October 26, 2011, at the age of 100 (three months short of 101). She was born in Mangum, Oklahoma, January 24, 1911 to Mack and Mary Alice Long. At the age of 5 her family moved to Moriarty, NM by wagon train, and resided there until 1999, moving to Oklahoma City. She had a high school education, graduating from Estancia High School in Estancia, NM. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Moriarty, NM. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, on May 4, 1999, and her son, George Jr. on January 5, 1990, 4 sisters, Effie Hughes, Minnie Timmons, Nell Estes and Bodie Gloss, and 2 brothers, Jack and Joe Long. She is survived by one daughter, Mary Elizabeth and husband Andrew Martinez of Oklahoma City; 3 granddaughters, Donna Thomas of El Paso, Deb Hunt of Oklahoma City, and Deana Ortega and husband Gary of Fort Worth; 2 great-grandsons, Christian and Noam Knight of SC; 2 step-grandsons, Randy Martinez of Georgia, and Andy Joe Martinez and wife Amanda of Oklahoma City; 1 step-granddaughter, Andrea Martinez of FL; 2 step-great grandchildren, Vega and Indigo Martinez, and numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held on November 2, 2011, from 10 AM to 4 PM at Harris-Hanlon Mortuary in Moriarty, NM. Graveside services will be November 3, 2011 at 11 AM at the Mountain View Cemetery in Moriarty, NM.