Thomas Day
Thomas Earl Day, 86, of Orange, passed away on June 24, 2017.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church. Masonic Rites will be provided by Madison Lodge 126 AF & AM. Burial will follow at Wilkinson Cemetery in Orange.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Liberty, Texas, on September 16, 1930, he was the son of Ras Day and Mae (Bingham) Day. Thomas worked as a production foreman for DuPont Sabine River Works for many years. He was a member Wesley United Methodist Church; member and Past Master of Madison Lodge 126 AF & AM in Orange. He was also a member of Gideon’s International and a former member of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville School Board.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Evelyn Jones; brother, Clarence “Bill” Day; and his grandson, Dustin Cox.
He is survived by his wife, Jan of Mauriceville; his children, Tammy Cox of Mauriceville, Sharon Gambrell and husband Todd of Groves, and Marty Day and wife Keli of Silsbee; his grandchildren, Jessica England and husband Robert of Fredericksburg, VA, Brady and Ali Day of Silsbee, Heaven Cox of Mauriceville, Jason and Ethan Werner of Groves, and Rachel Hadnot of Woodville; his sister, Louise and husband Charles Ricks of Orange; and several great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews..
Serving as pallbearers will be Sandy Jones, Tom Schulte, Harvey Wilson, Henry Freese, Don Ball, and Boyce Ward.