Rev. Wilson M. Lonas, Sr.^[1]

Abt 1920 - 2010  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Wilson M. Lonas
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1920
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 2010	St. Mary's Residential Hospice   [2]
  Buried	24 Feb 2010	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I126913	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Lonas
  Family ID	F106413	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Vola Kathleen Hellard,   b. 23 Dec 1920, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Mar 2004, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1938	Anderson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Wilson McAdoo Lonas, Jr.,   b. 22 Oct 1938, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 2003  (Age 64 years)   2. Minnie Rebecca Lonas,   d. Bef 27 Apr 2003 + 3. Jeanette Maxine Lonas,   d. Bef 27 Apr 2003   4. John Lonas + 5. Sam Lonas
  Family ID	F46711	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 19 Mar 1938 - Anderson County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Feb 2010 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 27 Apr 2003. Wilson M. Lonas, Jr. obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 21 Feb 2010. Lonas, Wilson M., Rev., age 90, of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at St. Mary's Residential Hospice. He was a member of Pigeon Forge Community Church. Wilson served many churches as Pastor in Texas, South Dakota, and Tennessee. He was Pastor for eighteen years at Meridian Baptist Church in Knoxville. He was a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Wilson was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Kathleen Lonas; son Wilson Lonas, Jr.; daughters Maxine Lonas Chadwick; Minnie Rebecca Lonas; and two sisters. He is survived by sons Sam Lonas and wife, Sheree; and John Lonas and wife, Barbara; grandchildren: Chris, Brian, and Terry Lonas; Robin Lonas Fox; Suzanne Fox, Pamela McCowan, Timothy Lonas, James Chadwick, Jr., Teresa Buchanan, Shane and Shauna Lonas; many great and great-great-grandchildren; son-in-law, James Chadwick, Sr.; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Lonas; several nieces and nephews; very special friend, Willamae Williams. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home with the funeral service to follow at 7:00 PM, Rev. Lee Fox and Rev. Chris Lonas officiating. Family and friends will meet at Woodlawn Cemetery on Wednesday at 11:00 AM for interment services. Pallbearers will be Brian, Shane, and Timothy Lonas; James Chadwick, Jr.; James Chadwick, Sr.; Blake McCowan, and Justin Fox. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy and Jacob Perry, Hunter Fox, and David Williams. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. www.berryfuneralhome.com [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Mack Lanes Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Mar 1938 Event Place Anderson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Kathleen Hellard Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BW-H74H-T?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1RR%3A1589264544%2C1589374770 : 23 December 2016), Anderson > Marriage licenses, 1913-1938, vol 7-8 > image 456 of 469; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.