Peacefully on Friday, March 25, 2016, James Walter Thomas, of Newburg, MD passed away at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Friends may unite with the family on Thursday, March 31, from 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial 11 am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church located at 15848 Rock Point Road in Issue, MD 20645. Interment to follow at the church cemetery. Arrangements provided by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home.