Dr. Thomas Goupil

GOUPIL,  Dr. Thomas L.- age 77, of Durand, passed away July 25, 2019. Funeral Services will be 6 PM Friday, August 2, 2019 at Bethany Bible Baptist Church 811 Oak St., Durand. Pastor Rudy Grantham officiating. Visitation 2 PM until the time of service Friday at church. Private Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Arrangements are be handled by Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton.  Memorial contributions would be appreciated to Bethany Bible Baptist Church.

Thomas was born October 19, 1941 in Whittemore, the son of Basil E. and Ester (Summerville) Goupil. He married Margaret R. McHugh in Boston, MA on September 28, 1963. .Thomas  proudly served in the US Navy aboard the USS Wasp as a Radio Man serving from 1960-1964.   He was "Born Again" at the age of 36. He enrolled at Bible Baptist College in Springfield, MO. Thomas accepted the call to Pastor at Gilead Baptist Church, Owosso in 1978 serving there for 13 years. He then became Pastor at Bethany Bible Baptist Church, in 1992 until early 2019 when he retired due to health reason. During his Pastorate at Bethany, Thomas continued his education and received a Doctorate in Philosophy in May of 1999.

Surviving are: His beloved wife Maggie; children, Maureen Ann (Todd) Hartson, Shannon Mary (David) Coe, Michael Basil (Shyanne) Goupil, and Michelle Lee (Adam) O'Donnell; 16 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren; brothers, Ted (Pat) Goupil and Bill (Mary Ann) Goupil; and many nieces and nephews

Dr. Thomas was preceded in death and now reunited with: his parents; an infant son; sisters, Joann, Janet, Judy, and Joyce.Online tributes may be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com.