Thomas Paddock Sr. Thomas Paddock Sr., 85, passed away Aug. 10, 2020, in Flagstaff. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, at Old Leupp Cemetery, Old Leupp. He was born on Aug. 26, 1934, in Castle Butte, Ariz., to Oliver and Ida Mae Paddock. He was of the Zuni-Edgewater Clan born for the Tangle Clan. Thomas received his GED in the military. He retired from the Navajo Nation Police Department, Dilkon School as a bus driver and Dilkon Head Start as a bus driver. He served in the Army and Army National Guard. He was a top sharpshooter in the military and police academy. Thomas is survived by his children, Cynthia (Herman) Nells of Cedar Springs, Thomas (Evey) Paddock Jr. of Carlsbad, Calif., Rosanda Paddock of Pine Hill, N.M., Ray (Darlene) Paddock of Dilkon and Charles Oliver (Beverly) Paddock of Leupp; son-in-law, Jack Belin of Albuquerque, N.M.; 10 brothers and sisters; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn M. Paddock; daughter, Lucinda P. Belin; parents, Oliver and Ida Mae Paddock; and sister, Patricia Chase. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
