Thomas M. Tebbs

Aug. 27, 1938 – Dec. 9, 2014

[caption id="attachment_9635" align="alignright" width="212"] Thomas Tebbs[/caption]Thomas Merrill Tebbs was born Aug. 27, 1938, to Jesse Meeks Tebbs and Harriett (Hattie) Merrill Tebbs in his parents’ home on the Tebbs Ranch west of Cowley. He weighed more than 12 pounds.Tom was educated in the original Cowley grade school and high school. When he was 18 he worked for Taggart Construction under the tutelage of Paul Meeks and McKay Welling and the other workers. He was a hard worker and was promoted to driving heavy machinery at a very young age.Tom met Sharon Green in Sheridan, and they married. Tom and Sharon moved to Cowley after the marriage and he worked at the ranch with his dad, Jesse, and grandfather James S. Tebbs. Their three children Teresa, Tom and Tim were born in the Lovell Hospital.After a few years Tom and his family moved to Billings, where he began a sales job for the Fuller Brush Co. and soon rose to be their top salesman. He also worked as an insurance man and that led him to further his career in other sales jobs. He moved to Las Vegas with Sharon and the kids and sold insurance. They later divorced.Tom met Marcy Heine in Las Vegas. It was love at first sight and they were married six months later. Marcy brought two beautiful daughters, Pamela and Barbara, to the marriage. Tom brought his own beautiful daughter Teresa and two handsome boys, Tom and Tim, to the marriage. Tom’s career took the family to Salt Lake City and soon the couple had two more boys, Tyler and Dan. The family was complete and the two raised seven children together.Years later the family moved to Park City for a few years, then back to Las Vegas as Tom went on to be a successful salesman until his retirement. He was meticulous, handsome and diligent, and he dedicated himself to his career that he loved. He provided for and loved his family and was a vigilant salesman even after he retired. He could charm anyone with his personality and his high intelligence and drive to succeed.Tom was preceded in death by his father and mother, his older brother, Jesse M. Tebbs Jr., his beloved wife Marcy and his son Timothy Tebbs. He is survived by his daughter Teresa Tebbs (Frank) Masterson, his son Thomas and grandson Ryker, his daughter Barbara Hinkley and her daughter Marissa Ann and son Clyde Daniel Hinkley, his daughter Pamela (Harnut) Niggemeier and their children Derek, Blake and Austin; his son Tyler (Lori) Tebbs, his son Dan (Jen) Tebbs and their two children Tyler and Charlotte Tebbs; his daughter-in-law Claudia and her two daughters Lauren and Sophia (Tim’s wife and children) and three great-grandchildren.He is also survived by sisters Marian and her husband Jack Purcel, Sidney and her husband Patrick Whalen, Helen and her husband John Schwartz and Drue Tebbs-Meek.Tom waited for Marcy to come and take him to heaven and she did on Tuesday, Dec. 9. He is through with his suffering and is with his wife and son and other family members.