Brian "Slats" Thomas, 84, of Sulphur, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be 2pm, Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday and Thursday 11am to 12:30pm at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Orange, Texas, on September, 21, 1928, Brian was the son of T.W. Thomas and Mozelle Harlan Thomas. He worked as a drilling superintendent at AMOCO Production Company.
Brian was preceded in death by his mother, Mozelle Thomas and is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Thomas; sons, Tommy Thomas of Sulphur, LA, and Scott Thomas and wife, Heidi of Sulphur, LA; daughter, Angie Sand and husband, William of Lafayette, LA; grandchildren, Justin Thomas, Krissi Newton, Shelby Sand, Neil Sand, Nick Thomas, Hannah Thomas; great-grandson, Brayden Newton; and brother, Robert Thomas.