Thomas E Talbert, 88, of Kissimme, Florida, formerly of The Plains, died Friday, September 10, 2021 in Kissimme. Born December 11, 1932 in Jacksonville, he was the son of the late Leslie and Isabelle Carter Talbert. He was a graduate of The Plains High School and retired from GTE. He was a member of the Elks, Athens American Legion Post 21, The Plains VFW and was a 32nd degree mason and was a US Air Force Korean Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Sharron; two children, Jack (Jessie) Talbert, Constance (Scott) Lynn; two stepchildren, Cindy (Kevin) Brandt, Jennifer (Robert) Abram; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a brother, Ralph (Mary) Talbert. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Lula Belle Talbert; two infant children, Thomas Eugene Talbert, Jr., Lou Anne Talbert; a stepson, Theodore Alan Tom, Sr.; four siblings, Ruth Thomas, Barbara Hightower, Garnet Blair, and Roger Talbert. Services will be Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Hughes Moquin Funeral Home with Rev Dan Fuchs officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery where military services will be conducted by the Combined Color Guard Unit. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from noon until the time of the service. You may send the family a message of sympathy or sign the online guestbook at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.