Barbara Gilliam^[1]

1937 - 2008  (71 years)

• Name	Barbara Gilliam
  Born	6 Jun 1937	Morristown, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Aug 2008  [2]
  Buried	18 Aug 2008	Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I150351	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Claude Gilliam,   d. Bef 14 Aug 2008
  Mother	Velma,   d. Bef 14 Aug 2008
  Family ID	F91399	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dr. Roy Dale Thomas
  Married	Abt 1959
  Children	+ 1. Steven Thomas + 2. Scott Thomas + 3. Suzanne Thomas
  Family ID	F56175	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jun 1937 - Morristown, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 17 Jan 2004. Billy Joe Thomas obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Aug 2008. Barbara Gilliam Thomas June 06, 1937 - August 14, 2008 Birthplace: Morristown, Tennessee Resided In: Seymour Tennessee USA Visitation: August 17, 2008 Service: August 17, 2008 Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Barbara Gilliam Thomas, 71, of Seymour, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2008, after a six year struggle with ovarian cancer. She was born on June 6, 1936, in Morristown, Tennessee, and graduated from Morristown High School, Carson Newman College and Northeast Louisiana University. Before retiring to Seymour, she lived for many years in Monroe, Louisiana, where she taught honors-level science classes at Ouachita Parish High School and anatomy and biology classes at Northeast Louisiana University. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and teacher. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Velma Gilliam, and her parents-in-law, Jim and Vira Thomas. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Dale Thomas; son Steven Thomas and grandsons Derrick Jones and Brandon Thomas, of Morristown; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Helen Thomas and grandchildren Erin, Emily and Ethan Thomas, of Seymour; daughter and son-in-law Suzanne and Steven Spell and granddaughter Amelia; a sister and brother-in-law Jean and David Rupley of Phoenix, Arizona; and numerous nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and cousins. She also is survived by her special college friends Janice Adkins, Peggy Martin, Myrna Searcy and Johnnie Lou Vineyard. Memorial contributions may be sent to Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 4196, Monroe, LA 71211. The funeral service will be 7 PM Sunday at Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Jim Kelling officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10 AM Monday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery for interment. The family will receive friends 6-7 PM Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 577-2807. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)