Mr. Samuel Thomas, Sr. is survived by a son, Robert Howard Thomas; stepchildren, Yolonda Westmoreland, Mark Richey, Maurice and Cornell Eiland, Gabrielle Smarr, Jeffery Eiland, Bartholomew Smarr, Quintella Smarr, Jacqueline Smarr, and Latreal Eiland; special grandchildren: Tiara Carter and Johnathan Smarr; thirty grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Nieces, Debra Spears Wilson (George) St. Louis, MO. Brenda Wilson Harris (Charles) Belleville IL, Effie Wilson (Chicago), Pamela King (St. Louis, MO), Evangelist Karla Thomas (Hampton, VA); nephews, Rev Ronald Thomas (Janice) Pepsi-Cola Fl, Marlon Thomas, (Chicago Il) and Anthony A. Thomas (Shanna) Fredericksburg, VA; and a host of relatives and friends.