THOMAS, Susan Louise

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Published Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - Susan Louise Thomas, 63, passed away May 21, 2012 in Lake Havasu City. She was born Aug. 19, 1948, in Inglewood, Calif., to Donald and Edna Hubbard. Susan married her husband, John Thomas, in Las Vegas, Nev. Together they moved from Norco, Calif., to Lake Havasu City two years ago. They enjoyed spending time in the outdoors and traveling in their motorhome. She was a member of American Coach Association. Susan and her husband, John, will eternally be together. She will be deeply missed and always loved. Susan is survived by her father, Don Hubbard; brothers, Dennis and Gary Hubbard; daughter, Tracy; son, Todd; and 11 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Edna; brother, Brian; and granddaughter, Ashley. Her husband, John, passed away with her. Interment and funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside, Calif. Thoughts and condolences can be sent directly to Susan’s family or through www.lakehavasumortuary.com. Arrangements are under the care of Lake Havasu Mortuary and Crematory. _______________________________________________ Motorhome fire victims identified as LHC residents By JAYNE HANSON Today's News-Herald Published Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Arizona Department of Public Safety officials identified the three individuals killed in a motorhome fire Monday as 63-year-old John P. Thomas, 63-year-old Susan L. Thomas, and 73-year-old Joyce Lowry, all of Lake Havasu City. On Monday, John Thomas was driving northbound in a 2006 motorhome towing a 2003 Jeep when the vehicle’s front right tire blew out and, for unknown reasons, the vehicle caught fire. Susan Thomas and Lowry were passengers in the motorhome, according to Arizona DPS. Lowry’s granddaughter, Michelle Vespe, of the Phoenix area, told Today’s News-Herald Tuesday her grandmother lives in Havasu Heights and was only a mile from her home at the time of the incident. Vespe also said the trio was traveling to visit Lowry’s husband, who is Vespe’s grandfather, because he is ill and in a Las Vegas hospital. The Thomas’ dog, Sadie, was with them, too. An account has been established for the families of the victims at Horizon Community Bank, at 225 North Lake Havasu Ave., in Havasu. The account is organized through Make-A-Way Charities Arizona via Havasu-based church Covenant Church. The church is pastored by Joe and Rhonda Merrill, who were on scene attempting to help the victims escape the burning motorhome Monday. You may contact the reporter at jhanson@havasunews.com.