Gary Yvon Thomas

January 15, 2021

Gary Yvon Thomas

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Gary Yvon Thomas
July 23 1964 - January 15 2021

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, January 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Sunshine Open Bible Church, 2130 Easton Boulevard, Des Moines.

Masks required.

Memorial contributions can be sent to Gary’s family.

Gary Yvon Thomas passed away January 15, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. After battling with COVID-19 complications, he departed our world peacefully, surrounded by his wife and daughters.

Gary was born July 23, 1964 to Donna Walker Burton and Jerry Thomas Sr. in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. He served in the United States Army from 1984 to 1988, both stateside and in Germany. He was a proud patriot and was proud to serve his country.

Gary lived his life to the fullest. He had many interests and was able to put many checkmarks in the “Did It” column. He was a champion stock car driver at both Boone and Stuart Speedways. As an accomplished singer and songwriter, he loved entertaining his friends and family. He was a natural horseman with a love for blazing his own trails. Gary was an avid outdoorsman who looked forward to hunting with his buddies and attending Deer Camp each fall. He love having fishing competitions with his wife, but never won. He was always looking for the next good deal, which often led to some of his best friendships. He also enjoyed playing pranks and practical jokes on anyone and everyone who let him get away with it. He always loved to leave you with a smile.

Gary is survived by his wife Lisa Thomas; daughters Kelsey Thomas, Kendra Thomas, Cole (Shelby) West, and Cheyenne Thomas; granddaughter Elliot West; father Jerry Thomas Sr. (Terri Leonetti); brothers James Thomas, Jerry Thomas Jr. (Sheri), and sister Sherry Persinger (Troy Palmer).

Gary was preceded in death by his mother Donna Jean Burton, mother-in-law Anice (Trumper) Downs, maternal grandparents James ad Christabell Walker, paternal grandparents Yvon and Marjorie Thomas, and many loved ones who passed before him.

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