Mack Thomas, 61, of Cartersville, died on Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, after battling lung cancer and complications.

He was retired from Lockheed and a member of the Cartersville Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Thomas; his mother, Mary Collum Thomas; his mother-in-law, Martha Womack; and foster family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tant, J.C., R.L. and Billy Joe Tant, all of Cartersville.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Elaine Hart Thomas of Cartersville; daughter, Traci Thomas of Cartersville; daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Mike Borkowsky of Cartersville; daughter, Tina Shouppe of North Carolina; one grandson, Thomas Shouppe of North Carolina; three sisters, Elizabeth Elrod of Cartersville, Wylene Powell of Winder, Ga., and Virginia Weathersby of Augusta, Ga.; brother and sister-in-law, Donnie and Peggy Womack of Cartersville; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Parnick Jennings Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Gayton officiating.  Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday.

Pallbearers will be announced later.

Parnick Jennings Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

[Re-printed with permission from The Daily Tribune News in an effort to help preserve history.]