Funeral services for Tom Erikson will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016, at the Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church with Rev. Harold Henson officiating. Interment will follow in the Alva Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva.

James Thomas "Tom" Erikson, son of Russell H. and Linda D. (Choplin) Erikson, was born August 21, 1971, at Alva, and passed away at his home on August 27, 2016, at the age of 45 years and 6 days.

Tom was raised in Alva and graduated from Alva High School with the class of 1989. He was active in the Alva FFA showing hogs and cattle and won the...