This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Thomases of Marion Earn Sixth and Seventh SIU Music Degrees
The Thomases of Marion are a prominent musical family. SIU will award Master of Music degrees to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, marking the sixth and seventh family degrees. Additional siblings and relatives also hold or pursue degrees, with Will and Mrs. Thomas the family’s pianists and early teachers. Robert teaches music at Florida A&M University. Frances is a pianist and bassoonist. Funeral services were held for Vickie Lynn Cheatham, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Cheatham of Hobart, Indiana, formerly of Hurst, born June 14, 1959, with multiple relatives listed as grandparents and great-grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomases
Marion
Southern Ilinois University
Robert Thomas
Robert
Frances
SIU
Thomas
Blanche
Attucks Grade School
Carbondale
Geraldine Moseley
Colp
Stanley
Will Thomas
Carmine Ficocelli
Frances Thomas
Pulaski
Mounds Douglass High School
Florida A & Ms University
Tallahassee
Florida University
Royaltond
Fred L. Cheatham
Hobart, Ind
Hurst