Obituary Dr. A. L. Thomas Contributed by Jean Caddel   Dr. A. L. Thomas, 93, practicing physician in Ennis for many years died Wednesday at Ennis Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be on Friday, First United Methodist Church, Rev. John Dowd officiating. Dr. Thomas was a native of Georgia. He graduated from old Polytechnic College in Fort Worth and taught school at Bardwell prior to receiving an M. D. from the University in Louisville, Ky. His first medical practice was in Navarro County, and he began his long career in Ellis County in 1904. In 1954 he was honored by the Texas Medical Association as the General Practitioner of the Year, and he received the first award from the Ennis Lions Club as Outstanding Citizen of the Year. He was a member of the Ellis County Medical Society, the Ennis Kiwanis Club, the First United Methodist church, Ennis Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Hella Temple Shrine in Dallas and a trustee for the Ennis Independent School District for 20 years. Dr. Thomas was married to Miss Edna Mae Williams of Decatur who died in 1966. Survivors include four daughters, eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. [Source: Journal Texas State Medical Association]   Copyright © 1999-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:21:15 MDT