Orville Thomas
Born: 1911 in Oberlin, Ohio
Died: November 21, 1999 in Oberlin, Ohio
Family: Wife: Ethel (died, 1998). Daughters: Renee Haskins, Yvonne Etter and Marie Wakefield. He had eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren in the year when Thomas passed.
Track and field highlights
1929: Class B 100-yard state champion, 10.5 seconds.
1929: Helped the Indians to a team runner-up finish behind Rocky River at the Lakewood Class B Sectional
Professional experience
1976-78: Customer service representative at Oberlin Savings Bank
1942-76: Clerk for Ball, Burge and Kraus investors on the New York Stock Exchange
Education
1931: Oberlin High School
Ekles School of Mortuary Science (Philadelphia, Pa.)