William "Harry" Thomas of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Viburnum, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 14 days. Harry was born October 13, 1931 at Czar, Missouri to Harrison Thomas and Della Goff Thomas. He was united in marriage to Frances Gibbs on June 22, 1957 in Davisville, MO and to this union three children was born. Harry served our country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and donated his Army uniform to the Crawford County Museum in Cuba, MO. During the 1950's, he was a patrolman for the  Missouri Highway Patrol for a few years. Afterwards, he was employed by Continental Trailways and Yellow Freight Systems and retired in 1990. After retirement, he and his wife traveled to many states across the USA and also overseas to Germany, France and Austria. In his spare time, he enjoyed accompanying his wife to auctions, visiting with the group at the round table in Viburnum and playing Bingo. Harry was a member of the American Legion in Davisville, MO. He will be sadly missed by his wife of almost fifty-seven years, Frances Thomas of Springfield, MO; two sons, William Anthony Thomas and wife Colleen of Cuba, MO and Benjamin Lloyd Thomas and wife Katrina of Spring Hill, FL; one daughter, Sharon Huckaby of Bentonville, AR and fiance', Scott Hilton of Springfield, MO; two brothers, Rennic Thomas and wife Barbara of Union City, CA and Lowell Thomas of San Antonio, TX; one sister-in-law, Carol Thomas of Viburnum, MO; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Paul Thomas and Frank Thomas; and one sister, Leah Land. The Family received friends from 12:00 Noon until service time on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO with Rev. Bob Coleman officiating. Special music of "Amazing Grace" and "Precious Memories" was played. Committal prayer, interment and full military honors by the U.S. Army, St. James VFW Post 5608 and Patriot Guard were at the Czar Cemetery in Viburnum, MO. Honored to be casket bearers were Jeremiah Gibbs, Jeff Gibbs, Blake Gibbs, Brian Price, Daniel Whitchurch, Scott Spears and Tom Gibbs. The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.