Thomas Lee "T. L." Rollins^[1]

1925 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Thomas Lee "T. L." Rollins
  Born	7 Feb 1925	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 4, McMinn County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	29 Aug 2010	Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	1 Sep 2010	McMinn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I354233	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Lee Camel Rollins,   b. 18 Jun 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 19 May 1973  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Queen,   b. 2 Jan 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1967  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F139307	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elsie
  Family ID	F139316	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Feb 1925 - Tennessee Died - 29 Aug 2010 - Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Daily Post Athenian (Athens, TN), 10 Jan 2011. Nancy Rollins Ferguson obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Thomas Lee Rollins Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Athens, Civil District 4, McMinn, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 54-6 Family Number: 194 Sheet Number and Letter: 9A Line Number: 40 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3915 Digital Folder Number: 005461357 Image Number: 00204 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Lee Rollins M 43 Tennessee Wife Mary Rollins F 42 Tennessee Son Thomas Lee Rollins M 15 Tennessee Daughter Mildred Ruth Rollins F 13 Tennessee Daughter Francis Rollins F 12 Tennessee Daughter Betty Mae Rollins F 10 Tennessee Son Robert Edwin Rollins M 6 Tennessee Daughter Barbra Ann Rollins F 4 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Daily Post Athenian (Athens, TN), 20 Aug 2010. Thomas Lee "T.L." Rollins , 85, of Riceville, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Lee Campbell and Mary Jane Queen Rollins , and was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Rollins . A member of First Baptist Church of Riceville, he was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Marines, with whom he participated in the action at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands from April 1, 1945 to June 21, 1945, and in the Occupation of China from Oct. 11, 1945 to March 2, 1946. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Elsie Letha Moses Rollins of Riceville; three daughters, Virginia Rollins and Brenda Rollins , both of Riceville, and Sheila Rollins of Athens; five sisters, Mildred Vincent of Athens, Frances Mendenhall and Betty Coleman, both of Chattanooga, Barbara Ann Morgan of Ooltewah, and Nancy Ferguson of Athens; three sisters-in-law, Geraldine Rollins , Joyce Moses and Beulah Chandler, all of Athens; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Roach and the Rev. Ray Fowler officiating. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at McMinn Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be the men of First Baptist Church of Riceville. Honorary pallbearers will be the Senior Men's Sunday School Class of the church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Those unable to attend may send condolences to www.laycock-hobbs.com Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home of Athens is in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 57906412).