Coomer

Thomas “Tom” Coomer, age 82, of Versailles, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at Home Place at Midway. Thomas was born on May 30, 1938, in Jabez, to the late Willie N. Coomer and Grace Baker Coomer. He was born and raised in Pulaski County, one of thirteen children. Tom attended Berea College and Berea Foundation. He was a social worker for the V.A. Medical Center. He loved taking care of his family and his veteran’s families. Tom knew no strangers, was a jovial soul, and kind and generous. He attended Journey Church in Versailles. He is survived by a daughter, Kristen (Adam) Ross, Versailles; a brother, Paul (Zula) Coomer, Berea; and two sisters, Helen Walters and Pauline Hopper, both of Somerset. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Sue Moore, who preceded him on Feb. 5, 2019; one daughter, Stacie Coomer; five brothers, Leonard, Herbert, Walter, Clay and Jerry; and four sisters, Kate, Shirley, Elizabeth and Brenda. A private family graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at Stacie-Coomer Cemetery in Jabez. Bro. Randy Nation will officiate the service. Lake Cumberland Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements for Tom Coomer. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. If you wish to attend the service, you may notify Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1441, Somerset, Ky. 42502. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Stacie-Coomer Scholarship Church Camp Fund in c/o Howells Mill Christian Assembly, 99 Christian Camp Road, Ona, WV 25545 or you may go online at www.easytithe.com/HMCA.