Dr. Keith Charles Thomas

GILBERT – Dr. Keith Charles Thomas of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Chadron, Nebraska, passed away on May 13, 2018 at the age of 86 with his wife, Glee, by his side. Keith was born on May 3, 1932 in Carroll, NE to David and Helen Thomas. Keith received his DDS degree from Creighton University in 1956 and enlisted in the US Air Force where he met Beatrice Majkut. Keith married Beatrice in 1959 and they settled in Chadron, NE where they raised their two children, David and Lou Ann and where Keith practiced dentistry for 40 years. Bee passed away in Chadron in 2002.

In 2003, Keith married Glee Mehner. They lived in Chadron for a short time and then moved to Arizona until Keith’s passing on May 13, 2018. Keith is survived by his two children, David and wife Shirley Thomas of Chandler, AZ and Lou Ann Thomas of Oxnard, CA; four grandchildren, Jamie Buchanan, Andrew, Keith and Jeff Thomas and four great-grandchildren. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, David and Helen Thomas and sister, Blanche Chicoine.

A memorial service will be held on June 9, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Patrick’s Church in Chadron, NE. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for contributions to the Chadron Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 829, Chadron, NE 69337 or Folds of Honor, www.foldsofhonor.org or checks can mailed to: Folds of Honor, 8551 N. 125th E. Ave Ste 100, Owasso, OK 74055. Please reference Keith Thomas Memorial.