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Thomas W. Dierkes

Watters Funeral Home Webpage, May 2, 2009

Thomas W. Dierkes h/o Melissa Ann Betts (January 4, 1961 - April 29, 2009)
Thomas W. Dierkes, 48, of 43444 Mt. Carrick Road, Woodsfield, Ohio died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at his home following an extended illness of brain cancer.
He was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio on January 4, 1961 a son of Glenn Sr. and Dorothy Stugis Dierkes who survive of Woodsfield, Ohio.
He was a former supervisor for the former Dierkes Landscaping, Woodsfield, Ohio. He was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, Ohio; enjoyed farming, being outdoors and taking his kids fishing.
He was preceded in death by one brother, John Daniel Dierkes on February 8, 1993.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Missy Betts Dierkes whom he married on December 2, 1995; one son: Colby Thomas Dierkes of the home; one daughter: Callie Rachelle Dierkes of the home; three sisters: Cindy (Gary) Earley of Hillsboro, North Carolina, Patricia (Chris) Winters of Altoona, Pennsylvania and Marianne (Thomas) Knight of Bridgeport, Ohio; three brothers: Glenn Jr. (Jeannine) Dierkes of Wheeling, West Virginia, Timothy (Lori) Dierkes of Woodsfield, Ohio and Fred (Sonya) Dierkes of Meeker, Ohio; his mother and father-in-law: Delmas and Lucy Betts of Lewisville, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 State Route 78 West, Woodsfield, Ohio from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2009.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, Ohio with Rev. Fr. David Gaydosik officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Sylvester Catholic Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.
Vigil services will be held at 8:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made for his children at the Ohio Valley Community Credit Union.