JON CHARLES THOMAS

JON CHARLES THOMAS of Gainesville, GA died June 12, 2013 at the age of 74. Since 2004, he worked alongside his wife, Patsy as a funeral director, owning and operating Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Morning Funeral Home in Melrose, Evans-Carter Funeral Home in High Springs and A-Direct Cremations in Gainesville and Summerfield, and has served as CEO for each company since their acquisition. In 1986, he became the chief executive officer of Thomas-Pierce and Company, specializing in sales, acquisitions, mergers, construction, development, marketing and cash flow management for the funeral, cemetery and cremation industries throughout the Unites States and Canada. He served as board member for the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Florida Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association, Florida Cemetery Association, Independent Funeral Directors of Florida, Selected Independent Funeral Directors, American Cemetery Association, Southern Cemetery Association, Order of the Golden Rule and the Pre-arrangement Interment Association of America.