Obituary of Sharon Rose Thomas

Funeral Services for Sharon Rose Oliver Thomas of Kearney, MO will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry, MO.  Rev. Paul Garven, pastor of the Elsberry United Methodist Church, will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry.  Serving as pallbearers will be Gary Baker, Dustin Vohs, Danny Vohs, Steven Totten, Jr., Eric Oliver and Jeff Butler.  Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Lewis, Mike Erickson and Stanley Ward.

Mrs. Thomas, 63, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO.  Born August 17, 1953 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of James Samuel and Shirley Elizabeth Wilson Oliver.  Sharon was a 1971 graduate of Clopton High School.  She was united in marriage on June 29, 1996 to James Thomas.  Together, James and Sharon owned The Armory Gun Shop in Kearney. 

Sharon was preceded in death by her father, James Oliver; and one sister, Sheila Farris.

Survivors include her husband, Jim Thomas of Kearney; two daughters: Jennifer Gant and her husband, Jason, of Hardin, MO and Samantha Goldenstein of San Antonio, TX; and three grandchildren: Samara, Weston and Kaleb Gant.  Sharon also leaves her mother, Shirley Oliver of Elsberry; two sisters: Susan Oliver of Elsberry and Stacy Erickson and her husband, Jason, of Austin, TX; two brothers: Steve Oliver of Kansas City, KS and Scott Oliver and his wife, Danice, of Elsberry; her best friend and aunt, Carrol Totten-Clark of Warrenton, MO; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2017 at Fry, Bross and Spidle Funeral Home in Kearney and again from 12:00 noon until the time of funeral services at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to the Family of Sharon Thomas in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.