- After a heroic fight with numerous illnesses, Palestine native, Thomas Milton Colley, Jr., entered eternal life with great dignity on November 13 in Kerrville, Texas.
Businessman, entrepreneur, but most of all stock broker and manager of area offices of A.G. Edwards in East Texas, he continued to give good market advice up until his final hours on the earth.
Tom was born in Port Arthur, Texas, son of Dorothy Davey Colley Cason and Tomas M. Colley.
He grew up in Palestine, Texas and served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific Theatre. Following his service duties, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Geology and always maintained an interest in oil and gas matters.
Tom was a great family man and will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and friend to many, for with his thoughtfulness, many acts of kindness, loving and strong spirit, this Southern gentleman was a truly gentle man.
He is survived by his wife, Janice: daughter, Susan Colley Joplin and son-in-law Larry E. Joplin of Oklahoma City; daughter, Ann Colley Fowler and son-in-law Jerry B. Fowler; grandchildren, Jacob Fowler and Kimberly Fowler, all of Hutto, Texas; sister, Dorothy Nell Colley of Genoa, Nevada.
He is predeceased by his son, Thomas M. Colley III and brother, Martin Davey Colley.
A Holy Eucharist service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday November 16, at St. Phillip's Episcopal Church, Palestine, Texas, the Rev. Mike Glen officiating. Interment will follow at Palestine East Hill Cemetery.
(Palestine Herald-Press Nov 15, 2002)
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1926 - 2002 (76 years)
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