JULIUS BERTRAM "BERT" THOMAS, JR.

Julius Bertram "Bert" Thomas, Jr., age 70, of Donalsonville, GA passed away Wednesday evening, Nov. 2, 2016 at Gerstenberg Care Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery in Donalsonville, GA with Dr. Calvin Arnold officiating. Active casketbearers will be Mike Moulton, Donald Moore, Vann Hornsby, Bert Thomas, Dickie Westerly, and Eddie Leverton. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 10:00 AM at Evans-Skipper Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gerstenberg Care Center 5300 East Ave. West Palm Beach, FL 33407. Mr. Thomas was born in Bainbridge, GA on September 23, 1946 to Julius Bertram Thomas, Sr. and Ila Spooner Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a self-employed entrepreneur. He served on the Seminole County Board of Commissioners, he owned Twin Oaks Produce where he grew and sold vegetables, and he loved old cars, old tractors, boating and fishing. Mr. Thomas was also a member of the Donalsonville First Baptist Church. Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife, Carolyn Pompei Thomas of Wellington, FL and Donalsonville, GA; his daughter, Stephanie Holt and her husband Tommy of Wellington, FL; his sonBert Thomas, III of Donalsonville, GA; his grandchildren, Cannon and Cole Holt of Wellington, FL; and his long time devoted friend, Willie Williams of Donalsonville, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Bertram Thomas, Sr. and Ila Spooner Thomas Robinson.