Elizabeth "Bessie" Thomas^[1]

1912 - 2012  (99 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Bessie" Thomas
  Born	3 Dec 1912	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	12 Aug 2012	Jefferson City Health and Rehabilitation Center, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	15 Aug 2012	Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I121160	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	James Henry Thomas,   b. 4 Nov 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1947  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ada Maples,   b. 16 Sep 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 1950  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F43064	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Charles Walden,   d. Bef 12 Aug 2012
  Children	1. Fern Edward Walden,   d. Bef 12 Aug 2012   2. Stanley Walden
  Family ID	F128562	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Andrew Jack Pickett,   d. Bef 12 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F44386	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1912 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 12 Aug 2012 - Jefferson City Health and Rehabilitation Center, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Aug 2012 - Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 1 Feb 2003. Georgia Thomas Mize obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Bessie Thomas Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1913 Age: 7 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00306 Sheet Number: 2 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF J H Thomas M 56y Tennessee WIFE Ada Thomas F 43y Tennessee SON Henry Thomas M 19y Tennessee DAU Julia Thomas F 16y Tennessee DAU Marusia Thomas F 13y Tennessee SON Charlie Thomas M 11y Tennessee DAU Bessie Thomas F 7y Tennessee DAU Georgia Thomas F 4y Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Aug 2012. Elizabeth ''Bessie'' Pickett December 03, 1912 - August 12, 2012 Birthplace: Sevier Co., TN Resided In: Knoxville, TN Visitation: August 14, 2012 Service: August 15, 2012 Cemetery: Gist's Creek Cemetery Elizabeth “Bessie” Pickett, age 99 of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Jefferson City Health and Rehab. She was a member of West Lonsdale Baptist Church and retired from Fort Sanders Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Walden and Andrew J. Pickett; a son, Fern Edward Walden; parents, James H. Thomas and Ada Maples Thomas; brothers, James A. Thomas, Henry Thomas, and Charles Thomas; and sisters, Mae Bell Cody, Julie Dellinger, Rushie Acuff, and Georgia Mize. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Flora Walden; grandchildren, Edward, Jimmie, Wayne, Larry, and Gary Walden, and Linda Hurst; great grandchildren, Jonathan, Brandy, and Justin; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association Eastern Tennessee, 200 Prosperity Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923. Graveside service and interment 1 PM Wednesday in Gists Creek Cemetery with Rev. Dallas Moore officiating. Family will receive friends 4-6 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865, (865) 577-2807. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)