Mr. Pete Thrash

July 16, 1937 - March 2, 2017

Graveside services for Mr. Pete Thrash, 79, of Kilgore, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Liberty Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Wood officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 3, at the funeral home. Mr. Thrash, or Uncle Pete as he was known, passed from this life in the early morning hours of March 2, 2017, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. He was born July 16, 1937, in Rusk County to the late William and Rosie (Birdwell) Thrash and was a life long resident of East Texas. Uncle Pete retired as a roofer for Craftmade Homes and loved to garden, especially tending to his roses. He attended church for most of his life, his faith being rooted in the United Pentecostal Church, and he was a good listener, full of wisdom. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, Burness O. Thrash, Freddie Lee Thrash, Joe Erving Thrash, Henry Edward Thrash, Thurresteen Gaddy, Andrew Jackson Thrash, William Claudie Thrash, Richard Thrash, and Sarah Ann Thrash. Survivors include: brother, Otis Thrash and wife Vivian of Kilgore; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family. Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Logan, Tony Miles, Trey Morris, David Woodbery, William Gaddy, and Richard Thrash. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.