Thomas Jerry "Tom" Arms^[1]

1929 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Thomas Jerry "Tom" Arms
  Born	18 Mar 1929	Seminole, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Stonewall Township, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Died	31 Mar 2015	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	4 Apr 2015	Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I394591	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Tom J. Arms,   b. Abt 1904, Oklahoma ,   d. Bef 31 Mar 2015  (Age ~ 111 years)
  Mother	Ruby,   b. Abt 1906, Oklahoma ,   d. Bef 31 Mar 2015  (Age ~ 109 years)
  Family ID	F156310	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Wanda Garner,   b. Abt 1931, Illinois  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	Abt 1951
  Children	1. Sherry Arms   2. Lana Arms   3. Tina Arms
  Family ID	F156304	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Mar 1929 - Seminole, Oklahoma Died - 31 Mar 2015 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 4 Apr 2015 - Clarks Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 23 Oct 2013. Gloria L. Perry obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Thomas Arms Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Stonewall Township, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Last Place of Residence: Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma Household Role Gender Age Birthplace T J Arms Head M 36 Oklahoma Ruby Arms Wife F 34 Oklahoma Herman Arms Son M 14 Oklahoma Theda Arms Daughter F 12 Oklahoma Thomas Arms Son M 11 Oklahoma Victor Arms Son M 9 Oklahoma Rubin Arms Son M 4 Oklahoma Donald Arms Son M 4 Oklahoma Harold Arms Son M 1 Oklahoma [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 31 Mar 2015. March 18, 1929 - March 31, 2015 Resided in Maryville, TN Thomas (Tom) Jerry Arms, 86, of Maryville, passed away March 31, 2015, in Maryville, TN. Tom was born in Seminole, OK to Thomas John and Ruby Arms, both deceased, on March 18, 1929. He was a MSGT in the USAF and retired after 20 years. He and his wife, Wanda of 64 years, owned and operated the two KFC stores in Maryville for 22 years. They also owned Ham'N Goodys, The Country Kitchen, and a water bed store. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Ruby Arms; three brothers, Rueben Arms, Donald Arms, Herman Grady Arms and his sister, Theda Walland. Tom is survived by his wife, Wanda Arms; three daughters, Sherry Knox of Knoxville, Lana Arms of Atlanta, GA, and Tina Boring and husband, Mark, of Maryville; grandson, Tony Knox, of San Francisco, CA; granddaughter, Melissa Graves and husband, Mitch, of Dallas, TX; He is also survived by his sister, Reba Sue Cunningham and husband, Mike, of Fresno, CA; brother, Harold Arms of Long Beach, CA; close family friend, Jennifer Gregory. The family will receive friends from 2-4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 4:00 p.m. at the Church with Reverend Michael W. Parker of New Hope Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Clark's Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 605 Dotson Memorial Road, Maryville, TN 37801.