Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr.

1926 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	30 Apr 1926	Corcoran, Kings, Co., CA
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Sep 2014	Fresno, Fresno Co., CA; burial: Fresno Mem. Gardens, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA
  Person ID	I1790	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Raymond Clark Thomas, Sr.,   b. 5 May 1898, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN d. 20 May 1928 (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Lottie Weeth,   b. 18 Jan 1905, Iowa Park, Wichita Co., TX d. 20 Jul 1950, Fresno Co., CA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1924
  Family ID	F2825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Weeth, Lottie (1905-1950) & Eugene "Gene" Weeth (1897-1950) & Myrtle May Johnson (1879-1968) & Ambrose King Ellett (b.1898) & Anna Katharina "Katie" "Annie" Bietz (1898-1998) & Bertha M. "Berta" Weeth (1912-1991) & Gertrude Luthera "Trudy" Weeth (1914-2007) & Elise Bertha "Aunt Beth" Busch (1887-1977) & Martha Haley Weeth (1910-1983) Included (L-R, seated or kneeling) Richard David "Dick" Thomas (1927-1953) & Marjorie Lottie Ellett (1929-1985) & Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. (1926-2014) & unidentified child & Robert Kenneth "Bob" Thomas (b.1925) Group photo was taken September 9, 1937, and came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble. This picture includes eighteen family members, 13 standing, 5 sitting or kneeling. Included (L-R, standing) are unidentified man (wearing a tie) & Lottie Weeth Thomas Ellett & Eugene "Gene" Weeth & Myrtle May Johnson Weeth & unidentified man (immediately behind Myrtle) & Ambrose King Ellett & Anna Katharina "Katie" "Annie" Bietz Weeth & unidentified woman & Bertha M. "Berta" Weeth (petite woman with white-collar dress) & Gertrude Luthera "Trudy" Weeth Pinneo & Elise Bertha "Aunt Beth" Busch Weeth & Martha Haley Weeth Ross. Included (L-R, seated or kneeling) are Richard David "Dick" Thomas & Marjorie Lottie Ellett Romeri Finch & Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. & unidentified child & Robert Kenneth "Bob" Thomas. We would appreciate any identifications or corrections.
  		Thomas, Robert Kenneth "Bob" (b.1925) & Richard David "Dick" Thomas (1927-1953) & Ambrose King Ellett (b.1898) & Lottie Weeth (1905-1950) & Marjorie Lottie Ellett (1929-1985) & Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. (1926-2014) & Bertha M. "Berta" Weeth (1912-1991) & Elise Bertha "Aunt Beth" Busch (1887-1977) Group photo was taken September 12, 1937, and came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble. Included (L-R) are Robert Kenneth "Bob" Thomas & Richard David "Dick" Thomas & Ambrose King Ellett & Lottie Weeth Thomas Ellett & Marjorie Lottie Ellett Romeri Finch & Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. & Bertha M. "Berta" Weeth & Elise Bertha "Aunt Beth" Busch Weeth.
  		Thomas, Raymond Clark "Ray", Jr. (1926-2014) Individual/ Military photo of Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble.
  		Thomas, Raymond Clark "Ray", Jr. (1926-2014) Individual/ Military photo of Raymond Clark "Ray" Thomas, Jr. came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/7311571 Photograph of headstone does not show death date. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22ray%20clark%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Athomas~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1926-1926~%20%2Bdeath_place%3Acalifornia~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Aray~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Athomas~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3ALottie~ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7P-PSXJ : 24 June 2015), Ray C Thomas Jr, died ; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Fresno Memorial Gardens, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States. BillionGraves Index Name Ray C Thomas Jr Birth: April 30, 1926 Event Type Burial Event Place Fresno, Fresno, California, United States Cemetery Fresno Memorial Gardens Latitude 36.73277544 Longitude -119.8839429 Birth Date 30 Apr 1926 Affiliate Create Date 2014-03-30 06:27:42 Affiliate Image Identifier 7311571 Source: The Family Tree (from 1736 to January 1965) by Walter William Weeth via Rodney & Margaret Weeth. Walter William Weeth acknowledges the following family members as contributors to his work: Elise Busch Weeth, Berta Weeth, Andrew Weeth (1839), Carrie Weeth Page, and Gertrude Kappius Weeth. Name, dates, places Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCF8-MRT "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCF8-MRT : accessed 3 September 2017), Ambrose K Ellett, Corcoran, Kings, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 8B, line 78, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 122; FHL microfilm 2,339,857. Ambrose K Ellett United States Census, 1930 Name Ambrose K Ellett Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Corcoran, Kings, California, United States Gender Male Age 32 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1898 Birthplace California Father's Birthplace Texas Mother's Birthplace California Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ambrose K Ellett Head M 32 California Lottie Ellett Wife F 25 Texas Robert Thomas Stepson M 5 California Ray Thomas Stepson M 4 California Richard Thomas Stepson M 2 California Marjorie Ellett Daughter F 0 California Source: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Ray-Thomas&lc=2455&pid=172419004&mid=6116191 Ray Clark Thomas April 30, 1926 - September 7, 2014 Obituary Ray a retired truck driver and a resident of Fresno passed away on September 7, 2014 at the age of 88. He was born on April 30,1926 in Kerman, California to Ray and Lottie Thomas. (Survivors omitted) Visitation will be held at Lisle Funeral Home on Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. Graveside Service Fresno Memorial Gardens on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 2:00 pm.