Benny Ray Thomas^{[1, 2, 3]}

1940 - 2001  (60 years)

• Name	Benny Ray Thomas
  Born	7 Sep 1940	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 2001  [4]
  Buried	22 Aug 2001	Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I136384	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Edgar Thomas,   b. 14 Feb 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Feb 1976  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Neva Elvira Myers,   b. 4 Jun 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1984  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F52699	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Helton,   b. 13 Sep 1943  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. David Ray Thomas   2. Bryan Scott Thomas,   b. 9 Nov 1974, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Apr 2001  (Age 26 years)
  Headstones		Thomas Benny Ray Carolyn H. Sept. 7, 1940 Sept. 13, 1943 Aug. 19, 2001
  Family ID	F50499	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Sep 1940 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Aug 2001 - Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Benny Ray Thomas US Army 1940 2001

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Mar 1992. Allie Stalans Helton obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 25 Jan 1986. Ima Jean Justus obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 17 Jan 2004. Billy Joe Thomas obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 Aug 2001. Benny Ray Thomas September 07, 1940 - August 19, 2001 Birthplace: Sevier County, TN Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: August 21, 2001 Service: August 21, 2001 Cemetery: Chilhowee Benny Ray Thomas, age 60 of Seymour passed away suddenly on August 19, 2001. He was born September 7, 1940, the 8th child of James E. and Vira M. Thomas. He served in the U.S. Army as Corporal. He was an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway for over 30 years. He was a Christian and a charter member of St. Paul Nondenominational Church in Seymour where he served as an Elder and trustee. He was a good man who was always ready to offer a helping hand to his family, church, and his friends. He was preceded in death by his parents James & Vira Thomas, and a son Bryan Scott Thomas all of Seymour, brothers Jimmy Thomas, Jackie Thomas, and Eddie Thomas, sisters, Ima Jean Justus, Lois Thomas, and Kathalene Thomas. He leaves to mourn his passing: Wife: Carolyn Helton Thomas Son: David Ray Thomas Brothers: Lowell Thomas, Seymour Dale Thomas, Louisiana Joe Thomas, Washington Kent Thomas, Massachusetts Sisters: Kaye Berry, Seymour Alma Jean Matthews, Jefferson City Aunt: Zula Parton Uncle: Raymond Meyers, Seymour Sister-in-law: Berniece Thomas of Rutledge Brother-in-law: Ernest Justus, Seymour Benny Ray had many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral service 7:30pm Tuesday August 21, 2001 in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. George W. Ott, Jr., Rev. Michael Justus, and Rev.Agnes Gilbertson officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Wednesday August 22, 2001 in Chilhowee cemetery on Boyd’s Creek Rd. in Seymour for interment. Pallbearers will include, Charles Johnson, Clet Ervin, Ernest Justus, Beecher Berry, Larry Glaspie, and Lonnie Prater. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Paul Church, P.O. Box 907, Seymour, TN 37865. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7:30pm Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home.