Rickey Dale "Zeke" Thomas, 61, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Thomas was employed with Carmeuse for over forty years. He attended Orangeburg Elementary and was a graduate of Mason County High School and Murray State University. Rickey was a member of the Orangeburg Lion's Club, US Steelworkers Local 162 and the Maysville Moose Lodge #1124. He was an avid coin collector and collected coin silver spoons and an avid Hummingbird watcher. He enjoyed playing Santa Claus for the R Farm Open House.

Rickey was born in Maysville, Kentucky on December 27, 1961 the son of the late Donald Lee Thomas and Shirley Poole Thomas.

He is survived by his wife of thirty nine years, Susan Paynter Thomas; his son, Dale Lee Thomas of Maysville, and David Matthew Martin (Lauren), whom he considered as his son and three sisters, Sharon Doyle (Darryl) of Spartanburg, SC, Brenda Day (Phil) and Loura Robinson (Davis) both of Maysville; several nieces, nephews and a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services for Rickey Thomas will be held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home at 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with Pastor David Green officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Garden of Memories. Pallbearers will be Gayle Conley, Gary Galloway, John Nuff, John Bravard, Matt Gallenstein and Kevin Blevins. Honorary pallbearers will be Davis Robinson, Phil Day, Darryl Doyle, Jeff Wolfe, Rick Mason and David Woods. Visitation will be held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM Monday, December 4, 2023 and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Orangeburg Lion's Club, 8000 Day Pike, Maysville, KY 41056 or to the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, 320 W. Ohio St. #300, Chicago, IL 60654. Condolences  at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com