Tim Thomas, 62, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 14, at his home. He was born on July 29, 1960 to Phillip and Barbara Thomas in Hardin County. Raised on a farm, he was the fifth of six children, and graduated from West Hardin High School in 1978. He loved farming and followed in his fathers footsteps, owning his own small farm and becoming a butcher at Jones IGA. He later owned a Toms Snacks dist. and worked at Flint Ink. After retirement, he worked for Hardin County schools and Elizabethtown City schools. He loved working with his hands buying fixer uppers and rentals. He also enjoyed antiques and looking for bargains. Tim was a loving father to Ashley (Chad) McGuffin and papaw to Cayden. Tim was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Barbara Thomas and his younger brother, John Michael Thomas. He is survived by his daughters, Ashley (Chad) McGuffin and Jessie (Chris) Claire. Tim was very proud of his grandson, Cayden, and spent as much time with him as he could. He had three sisters, Sherry (Charlie) Phillips, Kathy (Bobby) Bright and Judy (Greg) Skillman; one brother, Rick (Jo Ellen) Thomas; and a sister-in-law, Tish Thomas; all of Elizabethtown. Tim also had nieces and nephews, Deedra Hicks of Lexington; Blake (Samantha) Simpson, Case (Faith) Simpson and Valerie (Kris) Skillman of Elizabethtown; Alexandra (Marcus) Jeffries of Bloomington, IN; Victoria (Samuel) Farren and Clay Thomas of Louisville; well as great-nieces and nephews Logan (Kirstin) Parsons of Richmond; Hannah Murray of Lexington, Elenora Jeffries of Bloomington, IN; and Kendall and Kathryn Skillman-Hall. He will be missed by all of them as he was a great Uncle Tim. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home with Barry McGuffin officiating. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and continue after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.

Visitation:

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home

Service:

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 starting at 11:00 AM
Brown Funeral Home