Obituary of Joseph E. Thoms

(April 24, 1936 - July 5, 2015) Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Sunday, July 5, 2015, Joseph E. Thoms of Carbonear, age 79 years. Predeceased by parents: Jeremiah and Ursula, sister: Pearl Moore, sister-in-law: Betty Ethridge and Grace Sheppard, brothers-in-law: Jack Collier, Clifford Moore, Reginald Sheppard, Leslie Sheppard and Gordon Ethridge, nephew: Jim Collier; parents-in-law: Hayward and Susie Sheppard. Leaving to mourn with a life time of wonderful memories wife: Winnifred, one daughter: Dale (Tom) Coombs, Harbour Grace, two sons: Joseph (Debbie), Calgary, AB and Jerry (Tracy), Mount Pearl, four grandchildren: Brian (Chandell), Brad (Erika), Amelia and Sophia, one great-grandson: Kai; one sister: Jessie Collier, Port aux Basques, sisters-in-law: Mary Sheppard and Carrie Sheppard, both of Harbour Grace and Virginia (Clyde) Hillier, Mount Pearl, special nephew: Jim (Barb) Moore, Carbonear; lifelong neighbours and friends on Bennett's Hill and Masonic Brothers of Lodge #1043, Carbonear; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear on Tuesday, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00m to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Funeral service to take place on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. from St. James Anglican Church, Carbonear. Interment in the Interfaith Cemetery, Carbonear. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to St. James Anglican Church, P.O. Box 915, Carbonear, NL A1Y 1C4.