Brandon Lee Thomas

Brandon L. Thomas, age 23 of Lake Mills, formerly of Forest City, died Monday, June 26, 2006 at his home in Lake MIlls. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, June 30th at 10:30 AM at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Larry Kidwell officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be Thursday, June 29 from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home and an hour prior to service at the church.



Brandon Lee Thomas (better known to his friends as ìBLTî) was born on June 4, 1983 in Hampton, IA, the son of Gary and Lori (Curtis) Thomas.





Brandon attended K-9 at the Forest City Christian School and graduated with honors from Forest City High School in 2002. He was a 2005 graduate of Waldorf College in Forest City with business degrees in marketing and management. Brandon was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christís High School ministry, Student Venture. He was in the process of raising monthly support where eventually he would arrive at his assignment, working in their International Ministries Department based in Orlando, Florida. Brandon was planning to be married August 26, 2006 to Elizabeth ìLizî Wellendorf in Lexington, IL.





Brandon was a very energetic, funny, and caring young man whose passion was to serve Jesus Christ. Brandon was definitely set apart by God to do His work having given his life to the Lord at the young age of 4. He was baptized at First Baptist Church in Forest City in May 2005. In high school he won the Hugh OíBrien Youth Leadership Scholarship as a sophomore in 2000, and had continued to work as a volunteer with HOBY every year since with a heart to minister to youth. Brandon died at his home in Lake Mills on June 26, 2006, due to complications of asthma.





Brandon will be greatly missed by his beloved wife to be, Elizabeth Wellendorf, Lake Mills: his parents Gary Thomas, Lake Mills and Lori Thomas, Clear Lake; his brother Chris Thomas and sister Arianna Thomas, both of Clear Lake; his aunt and uncle Hope and Curt Enerson, York, PA; cousins Caleb and Brittni Enerson, York, PA; his best friend Sam Missal, Forest City; his grandparents Glen and Henrietta Curtis, Forsyth, MO, Kevin and Elizabeth Knaap, Fredricksburg, VA, James and Beverly Thomas, Mason City, Iowa and the entire Wellendorf Family, David, Carol, Rebekah, Jessica, Christine, Christopher, Nathan and Hannah.