Thomas Ekbaum Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Thomas Ekbaum of Jackson, Mississippi, who passed away on November 23, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Juhan Ekbaum and Laine Ekbaum (Masing); his aunt Anne; his son Walter Anthony Booker; and his grandson Stephan "Steph" Thomas Williams.
He is survived by: his wife Gretel Ekbaum; his brother Walter Aviko (Karen); his children, Paschal Murat Booker, Caroline Eugenia Booker Truelock, Laura Elizabeth Durham Leach (David Paul), Arthur Vernon Durham III (Kimberlye) and Julia Lee Durham Hill; his grandchildren, Hillary Williams McMillan, Meredith Williams Gerhart, Elizabeth Williams Cooley (Michael), Dustin Samuel Turner, Brandon Stephen Turner (Amber), Hannah Kathryn Garcia (Luis), Karen Marguerite Hill, Court Anthony Truelock (Katelynn) and Walden Sevart Booker; his great grandchildren, Genevieve Ruth Kelley, Andrew David Cooley, Christopher Stephan Cooley, Michael Walter Cooley, Madeline Elizabeth Gerhart, Jade Lois Williams, Jocelyn Monroe Williams, Iniko Moon Williams, Raines Lee Turner, Lawson Charles Garcia, Sutton Elizabeth Garcia, Hudson Elias Garcia, Harden Thomas Truelock and Waelynn Kae Truelock; his cousin Robert Firth of Deepcar; his friend Ted Booth of Jackson, Mississippi.; and his siblings-in-law, Elaine Seidel Hinds, Walter Albin Seidel, Jr., Kurt Saxon Seidel (Martha), Lane Everett Redburn (Julie), Lane Everett Redburn, Jr., Billy Charles Hill, Thomas Jeffery Skinner and Michael Carnes Stephenson.
