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- [S112] Census, 1940.
name: Kent Thomas
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
gender: Male
age: 6
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1934
residence in 1935: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee
enumeration district number: 78-13
family number: 219
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 15
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3933
digital folder number: 005461375
image number: 00370
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Dewell Thomas M 31 Tennessee
wife Annice Thomas F 29 Tennessee
son Kent Thomas M 6 Tennessee
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 1 Nov 2012.
Kent Wear Thomas
December 13, 1933 - November 01, 2012
Resided In: Kodak Tennessee USA
Visitation: November 04, 2012
Service: November 04, 2012
Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery
Kent Wear Thomas, age 78 of Kodak, TN passed away Thursday November 1, 2012.
Kent was born at the home of Robert P. and Alice Wear, his maternal grandparents, on December 13, 1933. He was brought to the home of John H. and Carrie Thomas, his paternal grandparents, when he was a few weeks old. Later, his parents, Dewell Smith and Annice Wear Thomas built their own home and moved into it.
He joined Oak Grove Methodist Church in 1940. He was very active in the church and held several offices. In 1996, he became a charter member of Kodak United Methodist Church.
He attended Beech Springs Elementary School and graduated from Sevier County High School in 1952. He graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan College in 1954 with his AA degree. He continued his education for a third year, but knowing he would soon be drafted into the U.S. Army he decided to go to work so he could save money for traveling. Later in his life, he attended the University of Tennessee.
Kent Wear and Vivian Carol Stanbery Thomas were married December 28,
1954 at Broadway Methodist Church in Maryville, TN. They resided in Kodak in a house that Dewell and Kent built following a brief stay in Athens, TN. In May 1956, Kent was drafted and taken to Fort Jackson, SC until he was transferred to Fort Ord, CA where he took his basic training. Following further schooling, he received orders to be stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany. He and his wife lived there until they returned to Kodak in April 1958.
Kent held many jobs, but worked longest at Cementation Co. and retired from Knox County's Carter High School as a Metals Technology teacher in 1996.
Prior to entering the service, Kent received his first degree at French Broad Lodge F&AM #588. When he returned on furlough, he received his second degree. In the meantime, the big store (which was the Lodge Hall) burned. After Kent returned from Germany, he received his third degree from the French Broad Lodge, but the meeting was held at Mountain Star Lodge in Sevierville. In 2006, Kent became Master of the French Broad Lodge and in 2008, he became a 50 year member. In later years, he received his 32nd degree from the Scottish Rite. He joined the Kerbela Shriners and the Royal Order of Jesters, Court 57. When the new Lodge building was built in Kodak on land donated by the Thomas Family, Kodak Order of the Eastern Star #460 was formed. Kent was a 50 plus year member of Kodak OES and was Past Patron many times.
Kent was Chairman of Oak Grove Cemetery for many years. He was a Kentucky Colonel and belonged to the Tuckahoe Rabbit Hunters. All of his life, he loved motorcycles and he and Vivian traveled all over the U.S. and Canada. They loved traveling and made many trips to Europe and Central America.
Kent was preceded in death by his parents, Dewell Smith and Annice Wear Thomas.
He is survived by his wife, Vivian Carol Stanbery Thomas; son and daughter-in-law, Norman Kent and Tammy Pollard Thomas of Strawberry Plains, TN; daughter and son-in-law, Julia Annice (J.A.) and Dr. Charles T. Huddleston of Tupelo, MS; grandchildren, Kristin Thomas, Darin and Ashley Thomas, Kit Huddleston and Chase Huddleston; great- granddaughter, Alyssa LouAnn Thomas; special friends, Roy and Trenta Swann; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Gail and H.M. (Skip) Parks; nephews and wives, Joel and Terri Parks, Tracy and Richelle Parks, several great nieces and nephews; aunt, Margaret Wear; first cousins, Olive Kear, Mary Alice Teague, Betty Lee Williams, and Gloria Shilling.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road, Kodak, Tennessee 37764 or Oak Grove Cemetery Fund, 513 Hardin Road, Kodak, Tennessee 37764
The family will receive friends 2-5 PM Sunday with Masonic and funeral service to follow at 5 PM at Kodak United Methodist Church with Rev. Brad Hyde officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Monday in Oak Grove Cemetery for interment with Rev. Ty Harrison officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
- [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 42.
Tombstone in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
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