April 30, 1940 – June 18, 2020
Lawrence Reese Thomas, 80, of Sweet Home died June 18, 2020.
He was born April 30, 1940 in Portland to Russell Reese and Stella Ruth (Lawrence) Thomas.
His family moved to Crawfordsville in 1941, where they operated Brush Creek Dairy.
When Mr. Thomas was 11, his father died and his sister Jean and her family came to help run the dairy. Brother-in-law Willy Nyberg became his father figure,…