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In loving memory

Thomas Wirts Sr.

Washington Time Herald
8 Aug 2008

Thomas William Wirts Sr., 76, Washington, died at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Jasper.
Born Aug. 5, 1932, in Daviess County, he was the son of Ruby Everett and Adeline May (Gharst) Wirts. A 1950 graduate of Washington High School and a 1955 graduate of Indiana University, he served in the Army Reserves, retiring as a captain. He worked in the family business, The Bell Clothing Store, from 1957, after his father’s death, until it closed. He was a school bus driver for 10 years and worked at Carnegie Public Library for nine years. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Washington Rotary Club, Elks Lodge and Daviess County Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Elks Bowling League for several years. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Jean (Haynes) Wirts, whom he married Aug. 15, 1953; two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda and John Buckley of Greenwood and Susan Scott of Washington; one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas W. II and Kelly Wirts of Washington; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Gretchen and Ron Brittian of Burlington, Colo., and one brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Mary Jane Wirts of Washington. A private family service will be held, with Adeline Buckley officiating. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gill Chapel.

Contributed by: LJG

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