Thomas H. Paschall

Thomas Holt Paschall, the ninth child of the late Clinton and Emma Paschall, was born in Warren County, North Carolina on July 23, 1928. On a beautiful Christmas Eve, Thomas departed this life peacefully at the Veterans Administration Hospice in Baltimore, Maryland after a lengthy illness.Thomas received his early childhood education in the Warren County School System. As a little boy, he worked in the tobacco, corn, and cotton fields. Thomas accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church and he was baptized in a little creek nearby.Thomas joined the U.S. Army in February 18, 1943 and served in Europe during WWII until December 20, 1945. After the war, he met and married the late Mary Ann Williams They relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. From that union they were blessed with three children, Earl, Shirley and Antoinette (Shirley preceded him in death in 1980).During his technical career Thomas worked at the Signal Depot, Glen L. Martin and retired from Westinghouse in Linthicum, MD. Thomas was always busy, even working as a barber on weekends with his brother-in-law, Lank Talley. In the neighborhood around 619 Cokes bury Ave. Thomas was affectionately called Mr. Clean. He would sweep and tidy up his own house first and then sweep the surrounding block clean. He enjoyed life to the fullest. Thomas would tease people in his own good-natured way. You were never left wondering how he felt about any situation. Thomas joined the Fairview A.M.E. Church in Belair, MD. Later in life, he was blessed with another beautiful daughter Erica PaschallHe leaves to cherish his memory; one son, Earl Paschall (Mary) of Pasadena, Maryland; and two daughters, Antoinette Richardson (Hamilton) and Erica Paschall of Essex, Maryland. He will be missed by his five grandchildren, Harold, Patrise, Corey, Chiana and Petra, as well as his eleven great-grandchildren, Paris, Channing, Erika, Kennedy, India, Sydney, Erin, Ariana, Joshua, Iyonna and Jaylen; three sisters, Gladys Mitchell of N.C., Lucy Talley (Langston) of Baltimore, Md. and Dorothy Paschall of New York City. He will be especially missed by Mary Paschall and her daughter Peggy Lloyd. His infectious smile will be remembered by his many nieces, nephews and friends

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Thomas H. Paschall

July 23, 1923 - December 24, 2008