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==Personal life and death==

==Personal life and death==

A [[Southern Baptist]], Thomas presented [[Bible]]s to high school students upon their graduations. Upon his death in Minden at the age of eighty-four, eleven days short of eight6y-five years, services were held at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Minden, then a new sanctuary, with the Reverend T. W. Leachman officiating. Thomas is interred at historic Minden Cemetery.<ref ==Background==

A [[Southern Baptist]], Thomas presented [[Bible]]s to high school students upon their graduations. Upon his death in Minden at the age of eighty-four, eleven days short of eight6y-five years, services were held at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Minden, then a new sanctuary, with the Reverend T. W. Leachman officiating. Thomas is interred at historic Minden Cemetery.<ref name=agan/>

 

 

While in Arkansas, Thomas wrote letters to the editors of local newspapers to remain in touch with the community. He returned to Minden in 1934 and never left. Twenty-five years after he had received his law degree from LSU, Thomas opened a private practice in Minden with R. F. Langston, which lasted until Langston's death in 1936. He then maintained a solo practice.<ref name=agan/>

==Mayoral service==

==Mayoral service==