Roger Eugene Thomas^{[1, 2]}

1949 - 2015  (66 years)

• Name	Roger Eugene Thomas
  Born	15 Sep 1949
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Dec 2015  [3]
  Buried	13 Dec 2015	Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I152763	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Edgar Mynatt Thomas,   b. 8 Jun 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Oct 2004  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sallie Caroline McGill,   b. Blount County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F57153	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Linda Gayle Graves,   b. 21 Sep 1951  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1973
  Children	+ 1. Christal Gayle Thomas,   b. 29 Apr 1974  (Age 49 years) + 2. April Michelle Thomas,   b. 18 May 1979  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F57149	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 13 Dec 2015 - Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 Feb 2004. Travis Harols Breeden obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 5 Mar 1984. James Anderson Graves obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 8 Dec 2015. September 15, 1949 - December 8, 2015 Resided in Sevierville, TN Roger Eugene Thomas, age 66, fought his last war and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 after a battle with melanoma and Agent Orange. Roger was a decorated soldier serving in the U.S. Army as a Combat Infantryman with the 5th Division during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a former color guard and a member of the American Legion Post # 104, as well as a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a hardworking, honest man that enjoyed carpentry work. He is now with the great carpenter Jesus. He was a loving and devoted husband for 42 years and a wonderful father and grandfather. It can't be put into words what a good man the world has lost. Roger was a lifelong member of Trinity Baptist Church but said that he was saved by Jesus while in a fox hole in Vietnam. Roger is preceded in death by his father, WWII veteran Edgar Thomas; sister, Caroline Thomas; step-son, Sgt. Paul W. Thomason, III- KIA in 2005; son-in-law, Travis Breeden and mother-in-law, Lucy Hurst. "They were waiting at the river for him". He is survived by his; devoted wife of 42 years, Linda Gayle (Graves) Thomas; loving daughters, Christal Wells (Randall Wells), April Ogle (Sonny Ogle); mother, Sallie Thomas; grandchildren, Austin and Bryson Breeden, Ryan Wells, Tommy Gibson, Elise Ogle; step-grandchildren, Megan, Asher, Cora and Piper Thomason; brothers and sister, Buster, Gary and Susie Thomas; sister-in-law, Ruby Flynn. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday with funeral service to follow at 7 PM in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. L. Sizemore officiating. Interment 2 PM Sunday in Knob Creek Cemetery. Military honors provided by American Legion Post # 104. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com