Rebecca Thomas Rebecca Ann Thomas died on Thursday, Dec. 3. Rebecca was born on Oct. 13, 1950, to Leanne and James Gentry in Winslow. She was also the step-daughter of Dr. Paul DeLoe. Her dreams of starting a family were realized when she met Navy chief warrant officer William Donald Thomas at age 36. Within a few years they were married and had their son, Paul Robert Thomas. Rebecca had a variety of careers and occupations. She served a short three-year term in the U.S. Army. Then she worked and volunteered at animal shelters and was also employed as a hairstylist. However, she spent most of her working life in the bar and restaurant industry. Even owning her own bar and restaurant in San Diego, Calif. In her later years she enjoyed cooking and sewing. She collected kitchen and sewing gadgets and had almost anything you could imagine and some things you couldn’t. Rebecca was a friendly and outgoing person who had many friends. Most of her time however during her last year’s was spent with her son and several dogs of whom she lived with at the time of her death. She is survived by her son Paul Thomas of Show Low. Rebecca was loved by many people and will be missed by both friends and family alike. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low handled the arrangements.
