WILLIAM PAUL THOMAS of Miami, OK died July 11, 2015 at the age of 91. He worked alongside his wife, Wanda Ingram as a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Picher, which they established in 1948. In 1991, they added a second location in Miami and another in Commerce in 2005. He graduated from the St. Louis College of Mortuary Science in 1947. He was a member of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association for over 60 years.