The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., July 20, 1961, page 5

DEATH CALLED MRS. LILLIAN THOMAS; FIRST WOMAN DRIVER IN THIS AREA

     Funeral services for Mrs. S.H. (Lillian Barriclaw) Thomas, 83, White Salmon resident for 45 years, were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 19 at Gardner's Chapel. The Rev. Roger L. Clevenger officiated. Burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
     Casket bearers were Ed Everett, Orie Kreps, Walt Hunsaker, Maurice Balsiger, James Hendryx and Kenneth Burdick.
     Mrs. Thomas was born at Brighton, Iowa, March 9, 1878 and was married to the late Simpson Hart Thomas on Nov. 18, 1897 in Newton, Kansas when they lived for several years.

Lady of the Road

     They moved from Kansas to Dennison, Texas and in 1916 to White Salmon. While their several children were growing up, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas divided their time between their White Salmon home and Trout Lake ranch.
     As Mrs. Thomas commuted by a car between home and ranch at a time when travel was mostly by horse and wagon, she became known as "The Lady of the Road."
     Although she had a large family, she gave freely of her time and effort to the Bethel Congregational Guild, White Salmon Woman's Club, Mt. View Grange, West Klickitat Pomona, Red Cross and 4-H Club.
     She was endowed with tireless energy, read widely and her strong leadership was often called upon by organizations to which she belonged.
     Her husband and three of her seven children preceded her in death.
     Survivors include two sons, Joseph Lee Thomas, Portland, and Robert B. Thomas, of Trout Lake; daughters Florence Evelyn Thomas, White Salmon and Marie Lucelia Thomas, Seattle; three grandchildren and one great grand child.
     The community has lost another …..

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