Ruth Elree Thomas^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2001  (79 years)

• Name	Ruth Elree Thomas
  Born	7 Apr 1921	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Mar 2001  [3]
  Buried	Fox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I164318	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Lonas D. Thomas,   b. 18 Nov 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1935  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Byrd,   b. 24 Aug 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1988  (Age 85 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1919	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F61837	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Almer C. "Al" Blazer,   b. 6 Oct 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1975  (Age 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Mary Blazer,   b. 13 Mar 1938,   d. 27 Nov 2009, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years) + 2. Eva Mae Blazer,   b. 25 Dec 1941,   d. 9 Sep 2017  (Age 75 years) + 3. Ruth Blazer,   b. 16 Apr 1945,   d. From 12 Apr 1998 to 9 Sep 2017  (Age 52 years) + 4. A. Wayne Blazer,   b. 25 Aug 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Nov 2006, University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F64556	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Apr 1921 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Fox 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

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 29 Jan 1982. Dewey Calvin Thomas obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 8 Apr 1975. Almer C. Blazer obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 16 Mar 2001. Ruth Elree Thomas Blazer April 07, 1921 - March 16, 2001 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: March 17, 2001 Service: March 17, 2001 Cemetery: Fox Cemetery Ruth Elree Thomas Blazer, age 79 of Sevierville, died Friday, March 16, 2001 at Ft. Sanders-Sevier Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Almer Blazer; parents, Lonas and Sarah Thomas; Step-father, Dewey Thomas; brother, Billy Thomas; sister, Eula Greene; son-in-law, James Richey. Survivors: Daughters and Sons-in-law: Mary and Jennings Dockery of Newport Eva and Ponder Gray, Jr.of Newport Ruth Richey of Sevierville Son and Daughters-in-law: Wayne and Sharon Blazer of Sevierville Grandchildren: Mike Gray Tim Gray Lisa Dockery Smallman Belinda Bonds Danny Richey Jennifer Finchum Kevin Blazer 10 Great Grandchildren Brothers and Sisters-in-law: Edsel and Helen Thomas of Newport Fred and Jean Thomas of Sevierville Sister and Brother-in-law: Margaret and Kenneth Russell of Dandridge Brother-in-law: Buck Greene, of Newport Sister-in-law: Virginia Finchum Thomas of Ohio Several nieces , nephews and friends Funeral service 7 PM Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Reverend Jerry Hyder officiating. Interment 2 PM Sunday in Fox Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fox Cemetery Fund, c/o Brenda Hodge, 3597 Thomas Cross Road, Sevierville,Tn, 37876. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 135. Tombstone without death date