Anna Bell Thomas

1908 - 2012  (103 years)

• Name	Anna Bell Thomas
  Born	24 Oct 1908	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	26 Jun 2012  [3]
  Buried	29 Jun 2012	Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I324860	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Harrison H. Thomas,   b. 15 Jan 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Sep 1927, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Ida B. Hodges,   b. 27 Apr 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Dec 1935, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Married	Abt 1897
  Family ID	F77385	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bruce M. Houser,   b. Abt 1909,   d. 15 May 1954, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jo Ella Houser
  Family ID	F127554	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Oct 1908 - Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 29 Jun 2012 - Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Anna B Thomas Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Residence: Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Female Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 11 Page Number: 1 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF H H Thomas M 34y Tennessee WIFE Ida B Thomas F 38y Tennessee SON Floyd L Thomas M 12y Tennessee DAU Stella B Thomas F 10y Tennessee DAU Sarrah J Thomas F 4y Tennessee DAU Anna B Thomas F 1y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Anna Bell Thomas Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1909 Age: 11 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00350 Sheet Number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Harrison Thomas M 43y Tennessee WIFE Ida Thomas F 48y Tennessee SON Floyd Thomas M 22y Tennessee DAU Stella Thomas F 20y Tennessee DAU Janie Thomas F 14y Tennessee DAU Anna Bell Thomas F 11y Tennessee DAU Marie Thomas F 6y Tennessee [S119] Highland Memorial Parks, Funerals and Cremations, http://www.highlandmemorialparks.com, 26 Jun 2012. Houser, Anna Bell - born October 24th, 1908 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 26th, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. at the age 103. She was the oldest member of Valley Grove Baptist Church; Old Sevierville Pike. She loved working with Junior and Intermediate departments in earlier years and later served as Library Assistant. Preceded in death by husband, Bruce M. Houser; parents, Harrison and Ida Thomas; brother, Floyd; sisters, Stella Garner, Jane (Samuel) Howard and Marie Clark; infant grandchildren, William Michael and Catherine Rhea Karnes. She is survived by loving family, daughter, Joella Karnes and husband Bill; granddaughter, Pam Keck and husband Carly; granddaughter, Tracy Karnes and great-granddaughter, Melissa Keck. Also leaving many loving nieces, nephews and special friends who visited her often. The family extends loving gratitude to the staff (past and present) at Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home for their love, patience, compassion and care of Ms. Anna Bell for the past 7 years. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Valley Grove Baptist Church, Children's Ministry, The Music Department, or the Family Life Center. The visitation will be held Thursday, June 28th, from 5-8pm at Highland South Funeral Home Chapel. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 29th, at 10am in the Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.