Seeking the Obituary of Jerry Sam Thomas who supposedly died in Pampa in Dec 1966 - Trying to find out if he is the son of Samuel Shelby Thomas and Eula Lea (Duncan) Thomas?

His obit in the "Pampa News" for 12 December 1966 says that he is survived by mother Mrs. Eula Thomas, among other survivors.

From the "Pampa News", Monday 12 December 1966:
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THOMAS DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUND

Jweey S. Thomas, a Pampa rancher, died Monday in St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo from complications received in an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Thomas had been in critical condition in the hospital since Dec. 1 when he was admitted there after an incidentat his ranch home 10 miles southwest of Pampa. According to the Gray County Sheriff's office, Thomas apparently beat his wife Pat, one son, Robert, 14,two daughters, Joahn (Joan?), 10, and Jeannie, 11, with a claw hammer, then shot himself in the head with a .22 caliber pistol.

Thomas' wife, son, and two daughters were all hospitalized, but have been released and returned home. Mrs. Thomas and one of the daughters, Joahn (Joan?) ,underwent surgery at the Amarillo hospital.

Thomas was operated on the morning after the altercation.

Funeral services are pending at Duenkel Funeral Home.

Survivors other than his wife, son, and two daughters include: two other sons, Stephen and Gregory, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Eula Thomas; and one sister, Mrs. Yvonne Stroup, both of Pampa.

John A. Mead, familyhistory90@yahoo.com

Another obit from the "Pampa News", Pampa, Texas, Wednesday, 13 December:

JERRY SAM THOMAS

A Bible vigil will be conducted at 7.30 p.m. tpday, for Jerry Sam Thomas, 43, who died yesterday in St. Anthony's Hospital, Amarillo. Rev. C. M. Brennan, C. M., of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, will officiate the service in Duenkel Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with Rev. Brennan officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

Mr.Thomas, born May 20, 1923 in Pampa, graduated from Pampa High School and attended the University of Texas. He served with the U. S. Army during WW II and married Miss Patricia M. Disett on Oct. 11, 1948 in Pampa. Mr. Thomas was engaged in farming and ranching 11 miles south of Pampa.

Survivors include his wife, three sons, Stephen, Gregory, and Robert, and two daughters, Jeanne and Joan, all of the home; his mother, Mrs. S. S. Thomas, and one sister, Mrs. Jack Stroup, both of Pampa.

John A. Mead, familyhistory90@yahoo.com.