Obituary of James Roland Thomas

James Roland Thomas April 24, 1923- November 17, 2014 Margaret Ethel Thomas May 9, 1923- November 22, 2014 James "Jimmy" Roland Thomas, 91, of Lake Havasu City, AZ passed away Monday, November 17, 2014; just a few short days later he was followed by his wife of 70 years. Margaret Ethel Thomas,91, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014. James was born April, 24, 1923 in Mulberry, Kansas to the late John Morgan and Mary (Fleming) Thomas. Margaret was born May 9, 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Robert L. and Mary M. (Leech) Clayton. James and Margaret were married on June 18, 1944 in Glendale, California and spent a wonderful, loving, lifetime together. James served in the Air Force to in 1944 -1946, where he was part of the 339th Fighter Squadron, the 347th Fighter Group, and the P38 Fighter Pilot during WW 2. During his time in the Air Force he was in several battles including New Guinea, Southern Philippines Luzon, and Air Combat duty Borneo. James received several medals including an Air medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medals, American Theater Service Medal, WW 2 Victory Medal, and a Philippines Liberation ribbon. Before and after his military career Jimmy worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. James retired at age 44 from the railroad and he and Margaret camped and traveled the United States, Canada and Mexico for the next 20 some years. They both enjoyed reading, word search puzzles, spending time with their grandchildren, great grandchildren and watching football and golf on TV Margaret and James are survived by daughter, Carol Thomas, of San Bernardino, California and grandson's Brian Thomas of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Rodney & Ronnie Thomas of Riverside, California. They are also survived by five great-grandchildren. Margaret and James are preceded in death by their parents and son, Allan Thomas. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory. Thoughts and condolencesmay be sent to James's and Margaret's family atwww.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.