Mr. Robert Lee “Pee Wee” Thomas was born June 28, 1943 to John Burks and Ruth Thomas. He was a retired detailer for Littrell Ford and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Thomas passed away on October 15, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 74.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Carolyn Thomas; one son, Robert Jermaine Thomas; and two brothers, Lawrence Ovell Hood and Elmer Brewer.
He leaves to cherish his memory three sons, Cornell (Ashley) Morris, Ricky Carter and Derrick Dewayne Thomas, all of Blytheville; three daughters, Patricia A. Thomas of Osceola, Sherry Wilson (Billy) Love of Gates, Tenn. and Michelle Harris (Gregory) of Blytheville; four brothers, Odell Hood of Dana, Fla. and Eugene Burks, Willie Burks and John Burks. all of Blytheville; four sisters, Margaret Byrd of Atlanta, Ga., Pauline Jones of Birmingham, La., Bonnie (B.J.) Hood of Miami, Fla. and Bobbie (Leske) Brown of Columbus, Ga.; 23 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday, October 20, 2017 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville. The funeral will be held Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville with Bishop Bobby Nesbit, officiating. The burial will be at Memory Gardens in Blytheville. Services provided by Wilson Funeral Home of Blytheville.