Margaret Thomas
Margaret Elizabeth Thomas, 88, of Larkspur, died June 11 at the
Brookside Inn in Castle Rock. The funeral service was June 17 in
Castle Rock, and interment was at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Castle
Rock.
Born March 30, 1914, in Colorado Springs, she was the daughter
of Donald and Romaine (Knight) Wilfley. She graduated from Cheyenne
Mountain High School in Colorado Springs.
She married James Robert Thomas Sept. 10, 1944, in Colorado
Springs. Mr. Thomas preceded her in death March 12, 1965.
A homemaker and rancher’s wife, Mrs. Thomas was a member of
Little Log Church in Palmer Lake, a member of the American Music
Society of Colorado Springs and a charter member of the Friendly
Larks Extension Homemakers. She was a former 4-H leader and enjoyed
square dancing, singing and gardening. Douglas County had been her
home since 1950.
Also preceding her in death was her brother, Donald David
Wilfley.
She is survived by sons James David of Denver and Robert Allen
and his wife, Betty, of Larkspur; sister Alice Romaine Owen and her
husband, Wayne, of Portland; grandsons James Robert Thomas and his
wife, Rebecca, of Grandbury, Texas and Scott David Thomas and his
wife, Amie, of Tolar, Texas; and great-granddaughter Gracie Sue
Thomas.
Contributions can be made to the Cheyenne Mountain Heritage
Center, P.O. Box 38201, Colorado Springs, CO 80937.
Olinger Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home of Castle Rock made
arrangements.