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Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, Kansas, May 11, 2005: Benton Harbor, Mich.-- Alfred Madison George Thomas, 90, died April 19, 2005, in Benton Harbor, Mich. He was born Jan. 30, 1915, on the family farm near Meriden Kan., to William and Louise Peuker Thomas, the youngest of four sons. He married Edna Rupe on Sept. 13, 1935. She preceded him in death in 2002. A son, Jaewyn, died in infancy. During World War II he worked for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Co. in San Diego on the B-24 Liberator Bomber. He was extremely proud of the fact that he reworked a design flaw in that airplane. After the war he worked briefly for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Topeka. He spent the remainder of his life farming the family farm where he was born. He was an avid collector, mainly of farm equipment toys. Survivors include two daughters, Cherrie Clark and her husband, Bob, Oakley, Kan., and Cista Leonard and her husband, Alan, Anaheim, Calif.; a son, Rockey and his wife, Sharon, Benton Harbor; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. A graveside Inurnment service will be in Meriden Cemetery in Meriden, Kan., at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 16. Arrangements are by Davidson Funeral Home of Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice At Home Inc., P.O. Box 297, 2626 W. John Beers Road, Stevensville, Mich. 49127; or Topeka Rescue Mission Inc. 600 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka, 66608

Birth	30 Jan 1915	Meriden, Jefferson Co., Kansas
Residence	1920	Kaw, Jefferson Co., Kansas
Marriage	13 Sep 1935	Lyndon, Osage Co., Kansas - Edna Snider Rupe
Death	19 Apr 2005	Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan
Burial		Meriden Cemetery, Meriden, Jefferson Co., Kansas

Spouse	Edna Snider Rupe (1917 - 2002)
Child	Carl Thomas ( - )
Child	Rockey Thomas ( - )
Child	Cherrie Thomas ( - )
Child	Cista Thomas ( - )
Child	Jaewyn M Thomas ( - )