Obit of Thomas, Joanne - Washington County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    04 Nov 2007
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::Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery--Sacramento CA

Napa Valley Register Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Joanne Thomas

NAPA - Hazel “Joanne” Thomas passed away May 4, 2007, with her loving 
family by her side. She was born to Harry and Georgia Knapp on Aug. 
27, 1923, in Bartlesville, Okla.

She lived there until 1940, when she moved to Sacramento. Joanne 
married Fred C. Thomas Oct. 24, 1942, in Washoe County, Nev., and 
remained married for 64 years. During that time, they moved to 
Yountville in 1949, and then to Napa in 1970 to the present.

In the early 1950s, Joanne worked for the Napa State Hospital for a 
brief time. She was a homemaker first and foremost, and cared for her 
family for 64 years. Her first love was her family; she also loved 
gardening and trips to the ocean beaches to go fishing.

Joanne is survived by husband, Fred C. Thomas of Napa; daughter Linda 
L. Thomas of San Francisco; son Chris F. Thomas of Redding; son Peter 
S. Thomas of Napa; granddaughter Jaime D. Ferguson of Sacramento; 
granddaugter Alexis N. Thomas of Redding; grandson Joel A. Thomas of 
Napa; granddaughter Jennifer D. Thomas of Clackamas, Ore.; grandson 
Steven C. Thomas of Napa.

Services will be held graveside 1 p.m. Friday, May 12, at Odd Fellows 
Lawn Cemetery, 2720 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento. There will be a 
visitation Thursday, May 10, from noon to 8 p.m. at Richard Pierce 
Funeral Service, 1660 Silverado Trail, Napa. Friends may offer their 
condolences to the family online at www.rpfsc.com.
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