Howard Hamerly Thomas, 74, of Goldendale, Wash., died Feb. 5, 2008, after a short illness.
He was born Dec. 1, 1933 in Atlantic, Pa., and was married on July 10, 1959 to Nancy, his wife of 48 years.
As a land surveyor with various departments of the U.S. Government, he and his family lived in a number of areas throughout the Southwest before settling in Lebanon where he retired after 25 years of government service.…