NOVEMBER 16, 1931 – MAY 5, 2022

THOMAS HEWITT MANGHAM, SR., 90 YEARS OF AGE, PASSED AWAY ON MAY 5, 2022, AT SOMMERSET NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE. THOMAS WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ON NOVEMBER 16, 1931. HE WAS THE SON OF H. HEWITT MANGHAM AND ARDELIA BERTHA WARNER MANGHAM. HE HAD TWO SISTERS AND WAS THE BABY BOY. HE GRADUATED FROM CAPITOL HILL HIGH SCHOOL. HE ENTERED THE US ARMY MARCH 14, 1952. HE WAS AS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE UNTIL HE RETIRED FROM THE FAA. HE WAS A HAM RADIO OPERATOR. HIS CALL SIGN WAS K5LDI. HE COULD ALWAYS HELP OUT WITH IDEAS OR DIRECTIONS WHEN A PROBLEM AROSE. HE ENJOYED WOOD WORKING. HE MADE SEVERAL WOODEN STOOLS FOR HIS CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE HAD BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES AND THEY TWINKLED LIKE HIS MOM’S. THOMAS WAS BLESSED WITH A LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF HELEN LOUISE ORTIZ MANGHAM. THEY SHARED 50 YEARS TOGETHER AND WAS BLESSED WITH 4 CHILDREN TOGETHER AND 3 FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE, 10 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ONE TO ARRIVE IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. HE AND OUR MOM LOVED THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE HELEN, HIS PARENTS H. HEWITT AND ARDELIA MANGHAM, SISTERS PATRICIA WEAVER AND VELMA LANHAM, A SON RICHARD MANGHAM, AND 2 GRAND DAUGHTERS BETHANY AND BRIANN. HE IS SURVIVED BY MARIA GEIMER (HUSBAND CLYDE). THOMAS H. MANGHAM JR., CYNTHIA BERGAMINI (HUSBAND PAUL), BERT THOMPSON, TROY MANGHAM (WIFE JOANN), AND JENNIFER BEHRENS (HUSBAND TONY), 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE WILL BE MISSED DEEPLY. HIS MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT ADVANTAGE FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES, 7720 S PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73159, (405) 682-1682.