William Louis Rutherford, oldest son of William A and Mary Rutherford
Jehu Morton Rutherford of Wm A and Mary Rutherford
Mary Alice Jones, Age 2 - daughter of Fats and Ruby Jones, Wheeler Texas, family friends of Billye and Al Thomas
Sappho Ward Henderson, granddaughter of Sappho Courtney
Patricia Jones, daughter of Fats and Ruby Jones, friends of Billye and Al Thomas
Patricia Jones, Daughter of Ruby and Fats Jones
Billye Rutherford Thomas and William Mark Thomas (one of the boys was taking the picture, and she was telling them how) October, 1946
Albert Thomas holding brother Mark - Oct 1946
Damarius (Toby) Gidden Thomas and Samuel A. Thomas, Jr., 1942
Delbert, Al, Billye, Mark and Albert Thomas
Freda, Delbert, Michele, Eunice Rutherford, Kristin and John, Billye and Al, Bradley, Gail, Brit, Carol and Macy, Mark and Preston
Bradley Kent Thomas, Albert and Gail's younger son
Bradley Kent Thomas, Fall of 1982
Bradley Thomas
Parsonage at Kirkland, TX
Craig Thomas, Fall of 1982
Sam A Thomas Jr and Albert Sisk Thomas
Linnis Thomas, Age 9, - Does anyone know who this kid is?
Albert, Gail, Brit and Brad, Al, Billye, Craig, Carol and Mark Thomas
Don and Mary French's family
Billye and Al Thomas with grandson Bradley
Bradley Thomas, Graduation
?, Billye and Al Thomas, Otha Eddleman (Gail's mother) and Albert Thomas
Albert and mother Billye Thomas
Albert Thomas, March 1986 - Muir Woods
Albert and Gail Thomas, Golden Gate Bridge, March, 1986
Bradley Thomas with Parents, Albert and Gail Thomas
Michele and Kristin Thomas, daughters of Delbert and Freda, June 1986
Sept 18, 1971, Mobeetie, TX
Sam Jr, and Son Tony
Naomi Lee Thomas (Sugarmom) on her 70th birthday, Sept 18, 1971
Naomi Lee Thomas (Sugarmom) on her 70th birthday, riding with Tony Thomas, son of Sam Jr and Toby, Sept 18, 1971
Macy Mark Thomas
Macy Thomas, and Stacy Eddleman. Middle School graduation party.
Darren Brit Thomas - 10 months
Snowball bushes, Billye and Al Thomas back yard
Albert and Billye Thomas residence, Claude, TX
Al Thomas working in the rock garden
Albert and Delbert Thomas, Pantex Village, Five Years Old, September 14, 1946
Not in Kansas, but in Pantex village, per Billye and Delbert
Rev. Sam and Naomi Lee Thomas - 50th anniversary
Michele, Freda, Delbert, Kristin, Bill Menefee, Mayre Menefee, John and dog Tiffany, Christmas, 1987
Pa Sam and Sugarmom's 50 anniversary cake
Sugermom's Phlox
Billye and Al's back yard. August 1958
Preston, Mark, Macy and Carol, Mildred Craig, Carol's mother, Christmas, 1987
Bruce Ward, Kate Courtney Ward's son, grandson of Sappho Courtney. His sister Joy was the nurse at the hospital when Mark was born. He is Billye's second cousin.
Good friend of Al Thomas, played in the band with him. His last name was Mangum. His dad ran radiator shop and garage that Al learned a lot from when between 15 and 17, lived in Tulia.
Delbert and Freda Thomas - standing, Al holding Bradley and MIchele, Brit with his back to camera
Either Sam or Al, probably Al Thomas.
Monnie Wayne Edwards Long time friends from Wheeler TX
Brad Thomas, Jacksboro High School, Junior year, 1984, 16 years old
John Michael Thomas, son of Delbert and Freda Thomas, 4 1/2 yrs old, Oct. 1982
Al Thomas
Albert and Delbert in Dalhart, clothes on the line. Before Billye and boys moved to Houston.
Mark Thomas, 9
Delbert, Albert, Billye and Mark - Army Tech Village, west of English Field, Jan 5, 1947
Delbert and Mark, Army Tech Village, Dec 1946
Albert and Delbert, Tulia. Stayed with Rutherfords for a while, Al enlisted three months before they took him. He worked with Otis Harmon, shoveling grain. They raced to see who could load the most grain.
Al and Billye, Delbert and Albert at Rev. and Mrs. McLain's in Texline, Texas
Mobeetie Crossing
Billye, Albert and Delbert (making face)
Albert on his knees, Delbert standing up
Delbert to the right, Albert behind. Just learning to run!
Albert and Delbert, learning to walk
Albert holding cake. Delbert with a car seat over his shoulder with Mark sitting in it. Probably Mark's 6th birthday. - Main Street, Wheeler, Tx
Date is wrong!
Billye, Albert and Delbert
Delbert, Billye and Albert
Delbert walking, Albert on his knees
Delbert, Albert and Mark, in Wheeler. Twins were 13, Mark was 9
Billye, Albert, Al and Delbert Thomas, Main Street in Wheeler.
Delbert and Albert, birthday, 10 acres Billye and Al bought north of Amarillo, on Cottonwood Avenue, River Road Area, September 14, 1947
Billye and Al, Albert and Delbert, Coffeeville, KS. Mary was with them, they walked over to a building about two blocks from where they lived.
Mark Thomas. They had gone to Levelland, where Pa Sam baptized Gary French and Mark Thomas.
Delbert Thomas, Nov. 1, 1956
Albert Thomas, Nov 1, 1956
Leota Wiley, Roberta Ware, Roberta Adams, Billye Thomas. Leota Wiley, mother of the Wiley family, really a sweet person. Roberta Ware died long time ago. Roberta Adams had a stroke, in a wheel chair, can only say "I Know, I Know" Mrs. Wiley was in charge of getting groceries to serve Kiwanis, once every three months.
Kristin Thomas, October, 1974
Delbert and Michele, Bradley, Craig Sandlin, Brit Thomas, Albert, Otha Eddleman, Macy Mark, Eunice Rutherford, Al Thomas, Gail, Craig, Billye, Mark, Carol, John, Mildred Craig, Freda, Kristin with dog Tiffany, Bill Menefee, Mayre Menefee. Otha was the mother of Gail, Eunice was Billye's sister, Mildred was Carol's mother, Bill and Mayre Menefee were the brother and mother of Freda
Wayne Thomas and Albert. Cousin to Al, his dad was Pa Sam's brother, called him Uncle D
Wayne Thomas and Albert Thomas
Brit Thomas, June 1986
Brad, Otha Eddleman, Eunice Rutherford, Mildred Craig, Albert peeking around door, Freda Thomas with back to camera
Kristin, Billye, ? Gail and Brit?, John in front
Eunice, Mildred, ? sitting with boots on, clump of kids in corner (Macy, Craig, John and ?
Kristin, Billye, unknown, Gail and Brit
Mark, Freda, Gail, Mildred, Al, Mary French. Two unidentified people in background.
Keith, Billye, ??, Freda
Mildred, Albert, John, Craig and Macy
Craig, Kristin (in white boots) Billye, Macy, Gail, Brit, and John
Mildred, Macy, Eunice, Otha and Brad. Al profile on far left
Delbert and John working together in the basement, Fort Collins, Co
Delbert, Kristin and John
Delbert and John working in the basement, Fort Collins, CO
Bill Menefee and Delbert Thomas
Billye Thomas
Del grilling, Al raking rocks, in the back yard at Brighton. The dog is Gabriel, or Brittany Spaniel. We had lots of raking to do before we could plant grass.
Kristin and Michele Thomas, back yard in Claude
Kristin and Michele, back yard in Claude
Albert S. Thomas
Michele and Kristin in back yard in Brighton, CO
Kimberly Michele and Kristin, April 1972
More rock raking, etc.
Front of the house in Brighton. Note the rocks there also.
Kimberly Michele and Gabriel
Brighton, Colorado
Horse operation and the South Platte river behind the house in Brighton
Peeking out the window, Brighton
Al Thomas and Wayne Edwards, Billye, Kim and Freda in background. Freda was pregnant with Kristin on this trip to the Pecos Wilderness in New Mexico
Al and Wayne build a campfire, while Kimberly Michele looks on.
Joyce Edwards, Al Thomas, Wayne Edwards, Freda and Kim at the cabin.
Wayne Edwards, Al (back to camera) Delbert and Monnie Edwards, in kitchen at the cabin in Pecos Wilderness
Picnicing in the Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico
Kristin and Michele, Brighton, CO
Michele, Kristin, neighbor boy. Last name Duran.
Kimberly Michele Thomas
Kristin Thomas
Michele and Kristin, front step, Brighton, CO
Kristin, in front of Michele
Kris and Kim
Kris and Kim, Brighton
Billye and Mingo, back yard in Claude
Al Thomas, Claude, TX
Brit Thomas
Billye and Al Thomas
Tony Thomas
K. Michele Thomas
John M. Thomas
Kristin, Albert, Michele, Brad and Brit, Gail Thomas. Albert and Gail visited Colorado, and spent a couple of days with us.
Brad Thomas
Girl and Brit Thomas
Brad and girl
Billye in back yard in Claude
Brad and friend
Albert and Gail, Brit and Brad
Michele, Brad, Craig Sandlin, Brit, Otha Eddleman, Macy Mark, Eunice, Al, Gail, Craig, Billye, John, Mark, Carol, Freda, Kristin with Tiffany, Bill and Mayre Menefee
Albert, Mark, Billye and Al Thomas
Michele, Brad, Craig Sandlin, Brit, Otha, Eunice, Al, Gail, Billye, Mark, Carol, Mildred, Freda, Bill and Mayre Menefee, Delbert - Front row kids, Macy, Preston, John, Kristin and dog Tiffany
Billye Thomas, Dallas Studio in Tulia
Delbert in Front, Albert in rear, in front of Albert and Gail's house in White Deer, TX
Road to crossing, Mobeetie. Cottonwood which at one time had a beehive in it. Pa Sam told Delbert that they hung four rustlers from a limb that used to stick out from that tree.
Al and Mingo
Al, Brad and Michele, and Brit, Albert and Gail's house in White Deer.
Delbert Thomas, 1957. 801 Main in Wheeler, TX, out behind the house
Delbert Thomas, age 15, 1955
Albert Thomas
