Terry Craig Thomason

Funeral services for Seminole City Councilman and retired Seminole County Deputy Terry Thomason will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Rev. Carl Whitfield will officiate the services. Serving as casket bearers will be Jay Branham, Dale Wallace, Terry Morris, Shannon Smith, Ken Green, Kent McGinnis, Stan Young and Tommy Mackey. Honorary bearers will be Mike Knowles, Tommy Bowling, Larry Herdlitchka and Dave Anderson. Burial with follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Seminole. Terry died Friday, October 17, 2014 at St.Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 64 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident in Okmulgee. Terry Craig Thomason was born February 23, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to David Benjamin and Agnes Belle (Irwin) Thomason.  Terry began his law enforcement career in high school working as a dispatcher for Wewoka Police Department. After graduating from WewokaHigh   School in 1969, Terry continued working at the police department.  He later moved to Seminole and began working for the Seminole Police Department.  Terry retired from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. He was a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Terry was also a member of the Oklahoma National Guard. He served many years with the guard and retired as a Staff SGT. Another passion of Terry’s was flying. Terry loved flying airplanes with his pilot friends. He logged several hours of flying toward his pilots license through the years. Terry also was a Disc Jockey for several years and went by the call name “Terrible Terry”. Terry later became active in city government.  He was a longtime active member of the Seminole City Council. Terry loved riding his motorcycle and always looked forward to rides with his friends, Dale and Donna Wallace. He is survived by his brother, Michael Thomason and wife Phyllis, of Oklahoma City; nieces, Tracy Davis and Lisa Norwood; nephew, Richard Thomason; great-niece, Taylor Thomason and a host of other family and close friends. Terry was preceded in death by his parents, David and Agnes Thomason; two sisters, Rebecca Jane Davis and Patty Ann Thomason and one brother, David Thomason. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.     Funeral Information: October 22, 2014, 2:00 PM First Baptist Church located at 420 Reid Street, Seminole, OK 74868