To the editor:

We would like to thank each and every one of our family and friends for all the prayers, love and support Tom and our family received over the last year and a half, and also for all the food, flowers, calls and visits.

Tom was diagnosed with lung cancer in October of 2017 and fought a hard fight, ending his battle on March 2, 2019. Although we will miss him every day, we are thankful he went peacefully to heaven.

Also, a huge thank-you to Meredith-Clark funeral home in Morgantown for all their help and a wonderful service.

Sincerely,

The Mappes family (submitted by Kim Mappes), Brown County

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