Obituary Record

James O., Dr. "Jim" Thone
Died on 12/5/1999
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Date and place of publication of this newspaper article was not recorded.

DR. JAMES O. THONE, 73

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Dr. James O. Thone, 73 of Blair, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999, at Good Shepherd Home in Blair.

Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 8, at First Lutheran Church in Blair. A Masonic service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7.

James O. Thone was born Sept. 27, 1926 to Elmer L. and Edna (Mathews) Thone in rural Herman. He attended the Thone School and graduated from Blair High School in 1943. He received his pre-med education at Dana College, and graduated from Veterinarian School at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

In 1950, he married Leona Christensen.

He was a member of Landmark Lodge # 222 and all bodies of the York Rite and Shrine. He was also a member of many civic organizations in Blair.

He is survived by his wife, Leona; three sons, Brent and Dennis, both of Blair; and John of Fredrick, Colo.; two daughters, Sarah (Mrs. Donald) Jensen of Blair; Lisa (Tripp) Bohanan of Fort Calhoun; four grandchildren, Kristy and Heidi Bohanan; and Adrienne and Chelsey Jensen; and one sister, Ila (Mrs. Orville) Widger of Wauneta.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Elmer.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Dr. James O. Thone

Jim died on Sunday, December 5, 1999 at Good Shepherd Home in Blair, Nebraska. He was born on September 27, 1926 in rural Herman, Nebraska the son of Elmer L. and Edna (Mathews) Thone.

Funeral Service 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 8, 1999 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska. Presiding: Dr. R. Joe Marek, Rev. Kenneth Jensen. Music provided by Clare Cowing; Dave Carlsen. Musical Selection: “In the Garden”. Congregational Hymn: #448 “Amazing Grace”

Casket Bearers: Dareld Ahrens, Everett Holstein, Kenneth Holstein, James Jones, Steve Pemberton, Barnell Swanson

Honorary Casket Bearers: Bernette Arp, Bob Jensen, Dr. Donald Stoppel

Final Commendation and Farewell: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

~~~ Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave #: 109926357

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