Ellerslie, Maryland - James H. Thomas Jr., 89, of Ellerslie, Md., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

Born on Sept. 27, 1936, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late James H. Thomas Sr. and Dorothy (Steward, Thomas) Shipley.

Mr. Thomas was also preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Anne Marie Thomas; a sister, Diana "Bunny" Smith; a brother, William R. Thomas; and was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Thomas was a graduate of Fort Hill High School, Class of 1955. He was a cryptographer in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. In the Air Force, he completed a one-year tour of duty at Dhahran Airfield, Saudi Arabia. He also served six months TDY in the Pacific, on Enewetak and Kwajalein Islands while participating in Operation Hardtack I, atomic bomb testing. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal.

He was a retired chief accountant for the Grand Lodge, International Association of Machinists. Mr. Thomas was a member of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish and also various Veterans' organizations.

Mr. Thomas is survived by his son, Brian Thomas and wife Kimberly; two daughters, Diane McGowan and husband Mike, and Sharon K. Tepper and husband Steve; as well as seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received at Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, MD 21502 (www.adamsfamilyfuneralhome.com), on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at S.S. Peter and Paul Shrine at 11 a.m.

Interment will be in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery at Rocky Gap.

Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery by the Post #13 Veterans Honor Guard.