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WARREN -- Thomas W. Edmonds, 90, of Milton Street SE, departed this life at 12:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at his residence, following complications of an extended illness.
He was born Feb. 6, 1933, in Warrenton, North Carolina, the son of John and Jannie Thomas Edmonds, and resided in the Warren, Ohio, area for 72 years, coming from Warrenton.
Thomas was employed with Republic Steel / LTV Steel and WCI Steel Corporations for 42 years as an assistant roller before retiring in 1995.
He was a 1952 graduate of John R. Hopkins High School in Warrenton.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, where he was a former usher, belonged to King Solomon Lodge 87, and Bazeleel Consistory 15, where he was a 32nd Degree and past financial secretary for Louis Mitchell Lodge 222.
He was an avid Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers fan.
He served honorably in the U.S. Army as a PFC from 1953 to 1957 during the Korean War, receiving several honors.
He married Irene Coleman Edmonds on Aug. 26, 1997.
Besides his wife of Warren, he leaves to mourn, two sons, Donald (Catherine) Edmonds of Columbia, South Carolina, and Steven (Elsie) Muhammad of Cincinnati; two daughters, Ms. Patricia Edmonds and Ms. Denise Edmonds, both of Columbus; three stepsons, Joseph Coleman of Warren, Henry J. Coleman of Warren and Lawrence Coleman Sr. of Columbus; two stepdaughters, Ms. Debbie L. Provitt and Mrs. Valerie (Rickey) Bell, both of Warren; one sister, Ms. Nancy Beale of Richmond, Virginia; 29 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; a special nephew, Robert Edmonds of Las Vegas, Nevada; a special great-granddaughter, Ms. Rahmiya Provitt of Warren; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Zachary Edmonds; four brothers; and six sisters.
Funeral services will be noon Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at the Second Baptist Church, where calling hours will be 11 a.m. to noon, and a Masonic service will be held.
Burial will take place in Pineview Memorial Park Cemetery. Masks are suggested.
Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.
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