Obituary of Andrew Micheal Thomas

Andrew Micheal Thomas, 27, formerly of Newton, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Jefferson City, MO. A Time of Fellowship and Celebration of Andrew's life will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011, at the Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. In lieu of flowers memorials in Andrew's name are being designated: for saving accounts for his children. and may be left at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Newton Union Cemetery. Andrew, the son of James Thomas and Penny Jean (Van Gorp) Thomas-Alspaugh, was born December 18, 1983, in Newton, Iowa. He had lived in Newton & Cedar Rapids, IA; Holts Summit, Jefferson City, and Fulton, MO. He attended school in Holts Summit and Jefferson City, and went on to attend Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Andrew was a tattoo artist, and was of a free spirit, enjoying tattoos, motorcycles and cage fighting. He was preceded in death by a son Ryan; his maternal grandmother Virginia Van Gorp; and paternal grandfather Wayne Thomas. Those left to honor Andrew's memory include his daughters: Audrey Brooke Thomas and Skye Ann Thomas, both of Fulton, MO; his mother: Penny Jean (Clyde) Alspaugh of Newton; his father James Thomas of Jefferson City; his brothers: Christopher Thomas of Ankeny and Michael Thomas of Yuma, AZ; a sister Lora (Thomas) Connley of Yuma; his maternal grandfather James Van Gorp, Sr.; his paternal grandmother Gloria Thomas; and his many friends. A Time of Fellowship and Celebration of Andrew's life will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011, at the Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. In lieu of flowers memorials in Andrew's name are being designated: for saving accounts for his children. and may be left at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Newton Union Cemetery.