Gene Owen Thomas Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gene Owen Thomas (Laurinburg, North Carolina), who passed away on December 26, 2025, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gene Owen Thomas to show support.
As Gene departs from this earthly realm, his essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Gene may no longer walk beside us, his spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Gene leaves behind.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Betty Rae Register and Gene Owen Thomas; his wife Annie Ruth Norton Thomas; his stepson Stephen Ray Nunnally; and his sister Beverly Ann Thomas.
He is survived by: his granddaughter Zanna Nunnally Johnson (Justin) of Jacksonville; his siblings, Ronald (Thomas) and Leslie Thomas Ryan of Florence, Alabama; and his brother-in-law Ben Norton (Pearl) of Maxton.
