Tom attended school in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1974. He worked for Paul Perrin Construction for a number of years then owned and operated his own construction company for an additional 15 years. For the past few years Tom has worked as a driver for MFA Oil in Nevada.
Survivors include his wife Diana of the home; children, Adam Charles, Springfield, MO, Brady Folbre, Springfield, MO, Brittany Folbre, Springfield, MO; Allison Shepherd and her husband Sam, Springfield, MO; four grandchildren, Dafney Shepherd, Lydia Shepherd, Abraham Folbre, Ella Folbre; one brother, Joe Charles and his wife Georgia, Richards, two sisters, Linda Scammell and her husband Chuck, Richards, Liz Perrin, Richards; numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Balltown Cemetery in Horton, MO with Mark Mitchell officiating. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.