Thomas DeBose, Jr. 57, of Crescent City, Florida passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Thomas was born on Wednesday, July 21, 1954 to the late Ruby Miller and the late Thomas DeBose Sr. in Crescent City, Florida. He was raised by his mother, grandmother; Mary Moody and grandfather; Thomas Moody. He attended Crescent City High School and Devry Institute of Technology.
In his early twenties, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he met, fell in love with and later married his wife Jan. From their union, the cherished Trakesha Rena was born.
He was a faithful, hard-working employee for the MARTA Transit System for 27 years. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, photography, home improvement and spending time with his family. Thomas was strong willed, a jokester, light hearted and extremely giving to anyone who knew him.
He leaves to cherish his memory: His wife Jan and his two daughters, Trakesha and Maya, three sisters; Rosemary Neely, Victoria Williams (Gene), Renata DeBose (Junior), three brothers; Eric DeBose, Kendrick DeBose and Rodrick DeBose, sister-in-laws; Mary Louise Reed, Connie Clark, Frankie Pate, Melody Mathis (Howard), Juanita Curry (Kenny), Mary Holley (Sylvester), Jacqueline Baily, Pat Reed; brother-in-laws, Hubert Hightower, Dennis Reed, ce Reed (Shawn), Timothy Reed (Marissa), Tony Reed and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.
He also leaves behind three uncles that he dearly loved; Sherman Miller, Charlie Miller and Robert (Bob) DeBose.
Condolences may be sent to the family by signing Thomas’ online page at WWW.WattsFuneralHomes.com. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at the Union Bethel Church, Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Crescent City, Florida. Funeral arrangements in Georgia have been entrusted to the care of Gregory Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc., in Decator, Georgia. Local arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Inc., in San Mateo, Florida.
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Jan, Ke, and Maya — My heart is broken into many pieces. Bose was/is my life- long and dearest friend. I will miss him ever so much. I’m sure that words cannot describe the loss I know you all feel at this moment and in the days to come. I pray God’s peace through His Comforter, the Holy Spirit, be with “us” all. Gloria
Sorry to hear about Thomas.Thoughts, prayers and sympathy for the family. May God hold you close and give you peace and comfort.
I was saddened to see that Thomas has passed away. We worked together for a number of years at Xerox and then for a brief time at MARTA…….My family and I wish to express our deepest sympathy for your loss.
Russell Barnes
Atlanta, GA