Mr. Roddy Hayward Thomas: Obituary

Mr. Roddy Hayward Thomas, age 70 of Ellijay, GA passed on November 30th, 2016 at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

Mr. Thomas was born on December 7th, 1945 in Alpharetta, GA to his late parents John Lewis Thomas and Myrtie Phillips Thomas. He was a member of the Cartecay Baptist Church and served honorably in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant. Rod went on to work for the United States Postal Service where he retired as a supervisor. He also served for seven years as the president of the Georgia Association of Postal Supervisors.

He is survived by his wife, Leslie Barker Thomas of the home in Ellijay, GA; daughters and sons-in-law Tabby and Robert Sapp of Dacula, GA, Shondra and Alonso Romero of Decatur, GA, Bonnie and Alan Puckett of Dacula, GA and Marta Thomas and Jason Banister of Woodstock, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Terese Thomas of Smyrna, GA; Grandchildren Hannah Puckett, Megan Sapp, Eli Puckett, Alondra Romero, and Abigail Puckett; Sister, Lautrell Thomas Gardner of Alpharetta, GA; nephews Gregory Gardner and Jon Gardner.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 from the chapel of Logan Funeral Home with Rev. John Bramlett officiating. Music and vocals will be by Susan Hoschkins and Maggie McDonald. Pallbearers will be Charlie Edmondson, Frank Fordham, John Hiscox, Dan Lehr, Bobby Bradford, Steve Jenkins, Greg Altman, and Wayne Hooper. A military graveside service will immediately follow in the Logan Funeral Home Pavilion with military graveside rites performed by the North GA Honor Guard.

Family will receive friends from 4pm until 8pm on Friday, December 2nd, 2016 at the Logan Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Gilmer County Historical Society at P.O. Box 221, Ellijay, GA 30540