Bob ‘MoonMan’ Thomas

Robert Holgate “Bob” Thomas, 79, a resident of Union City died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
A funeral mass will be held Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Union City. Father Rubin Riviara will officiate.
There will be no visitation.
White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The family requests memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis or Obion County Hometown Walk of Hope, P.O. Box 482, Union City, 38281.
Mr. Thomas was born on June 6, 1938, in Rhode Island to the late Ernest and Regina (Nelson) Thomas. He married the former Patricia “Patti” Eldredge on June 18, 1959. She survives.
He retired as a sales executive from Oscar Mayer and also worked for the former Reelfoot Packing Company and Sara Lee. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He loved being with his family and friends and was an accomplished artist.
Mr. Thomas is also survived by a daughter, Alyson Thomas of Jackson; a son and daughter-in-law, Rob and Bonnie Thomas of Memphis; a granddaughter, Alyce Harvey of Jackson; two grandsons, Thomas Harvey of Jackson and Leland Thomas of Memphis; a sister, Janice Raguse of Palm Desert, Calif.; and a brother and sister-in-law, David and Nancy Thomas of Palm Desert; several nieces and nephews; and a former son-in-law, Danny Harvey of Brownsville.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.
Published 9.1.17