Coeur d'Alene Press Coeur d'Alene, Idaho http://www.cdapress.com/ Georgia Thomas, 76 Georgia "Georgie" M. Thomas, 76, Rathdrum, died Oct. 29, 2004, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. She was born Nov. 2, 1927, in Martin, S.D., to Arthur J. and Mary Jane (Black) Buckmaster. Her family moved to Sagle in 1935 and she grew up there. In 1948 she met Dale Thomas and on June 10, 1949, they were married in Hayden Lake. Georgia and Dale started their family in Rathdrum and after several years, Georgia began working as a nurse's aide at Coeur d'Alene Homes. She also worked at the Owl Cafe for a while and she and Dale ran a tack shop in Rathdrum for several years. She enjoyed horses and horseback riding as well as riding motorcycles and snowmobiles. She enjoyed traveling with Dale. She is survived by her husband, Dale, of Rathdrum; daughters, Marcyna Barrett of Post Falls, and Thayla Mickelson of Spirit Lake; son, Ronnie Thomas of Eugene, Ore., and grandchildren, Ron and John Barrett, Shannon Moore, Mike and Chris Browning and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers and sisters. A family service was held. Yates Funeral Home, Hayden Chapel, was in charge of arrangements. ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************