WOODLAND – Mildred Thomas, 91, wife of the late Edwin Thomas died Oct. 27, 2004, at Van Buren. She was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Woodland the daughter of Ray and Beulah (Huston) Philbrick. She attended the Woodland School and was a 1931 graduate of Caribou High School. She and Edwin were married July 1931, at the Caribou Baptist Parsonage and moved to their home on the Colby Road in Woodland. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Woodland Historical Society, the Woodland Extension, and the Grange. She enjoyed gardening, both flowers and vegetables; quilting and other crafts. She is survived by her four daughters, Edwina Barber of Bangor, Shirley Carson of Caribou, Dorcas Ketch and her husband, Richard, of Stockholm, and Christine Thomas of Santee, Calif.; one sister, Olive St. John of Caribou; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Thomas was predeceased by her husband in 1973; brothers, Milo, Donald, Jackson, Chester and George; and sisters, Carolyn, Gladys, Edith, and Marjorie; and her great-grandson, Eric Harris. Friends may call 2:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at the Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou, where memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Otto Palmer, officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Mrs. Thomas may do so through the First Baptist Church of Woodland or the Borderview Rehab and Living Center.