Funeral services for Hillman Thomas, age 85, of May, Texas, were held May 17, 2012, at the Heartland Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Mr. Thomas passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his home. Hillman Wayne was born in Holder, Texas, on Oct. 30, 1926, to James William and Martha Mae McDonald Thomas. [Note: Birth certificate states that he was born in May, Texas.] On May 18, 1946, he was married to Dorothy Wilma Thomas in Brownwood and she preceded him in death on March 15, 2010. Mr. Thomas retired from the May ISD as a custodian after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church, a lifetime resident of the area where he farmed on the family home place his entire life. Survivors included three sons, a daughter, sisters Maxine and Theola (Doll) Woodward of Early, Texas, 15 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; siblings, Henry Hendrix, Annie Mae Wilkerson, Dee Wright Thomas and wife Dorothy, William Carl Thomas and wife Thelma, Normie Hudson (Tom) Thomas and wife Corine; brother-in-law, C.H. (Woody) Woodward; and by a great-grandson, Brent Scott Thomas.