James Paul Thomas^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

- 2006

• Name	James Paul Thomas
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 2006	Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	29 Mar 2006	Oak Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I164089	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	Joe Thomas,   b. 10 Dec 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Nellie S. Stoffle,   b. 12 Mar 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Sep 1952  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F61741	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Harva George Underwood,   b. 1 Jun 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1987  (Age 63 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jeannie Paule Thomas,   b. 1945  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F62348	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 29 Mar 2006 - Oak Grove 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 2 Sep 1952. Nellie Stoffle Thomas obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 2 agu 1986. Ina Mae Underwood obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 11 Mar 1965. Cecil P. Underwood obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 8 Nov 2007. Pauline T. Hodges obituary [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 24 Mar 2006. J.P. (James P.) Thomas of Kodak, TN. passed away on March 24, 2006 at Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center in Sevierville, TN. J.P. was a lifelong resident of Sevier County, graduate of Harrison Chilhowie Baptist Academy in 1943. Prior to attending high school graduation ceremonies he volunteered into the Army of the United States-Troop C 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized. Honorably discharged November 4, 1945. Staff Sear gent J. P. Thomas was a point man for General Patton. During his service he was in the landing on Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge. Upon returning home, he operated the Kodak Milling Company until 1966. He was known as “The Miller”. There after he was a partner in Gilbert and Hodges Storage in Knoxville, TN. Mr. Thomas was a member of Kodak Masonic Lodge where he was a Master Mason over fifty years. He was a lifetime member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church He was preceded in death by His wife, Harva George Underwood Thomas; Parents, Joe and Nellie Stoffell Thomas; brothers, Lee and Bill Thomas; Sisters, Lola Dodson and Mattie Loveday. Survivors include his daughter, Jeannie Paule Thomas Angele and husband, Gus; grandchildren, John and Suzanne Angele; Sister, Pauline Hodges; sister-in-law, Christine Underwood Kyte; nephews, Buford Loveday Jr., and Edward Thomas; nieces, Mary Lee Bowers; Carolyn Clabough; Joyce Catlett; Shirley Ellis and Virginia Davis; Special friends Joanna Hodges; the Henry and Wanda Ip family of Thailand and Hong Kong (presently in San Gabriel California) Services will be held 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Rawlings Funeral Home with the Rev. Roland Buck officiating. Interment will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 P.M.Tuesday March 28, 2006. In lieu of flowers please donate to Oak Grove Cemetery Fund. c/o Stanley Moore 513 Hardin Rd. Kodak, TN. 37764.