In Memoriam: William Allison "Allie" Thomason (1883 - 1955)

 

William Allison "Allie" Thomason

Born:  September 8, 1888    

Died:  June 2, 1955

Parents:  James Montgomery Thomason & Betty Stegall Thomason

Retired from NC & St. Louis Railway Co.'s mechanical division  31 yrs

Married:   August 27, 1911 to Mary Pressgrove

Survivors:  

Wife, Mary Pressgrove

Son:  J. Milton Thomason of Knoxville

Granddaughter:  Jean Elizabeth Thomason

Sister:  Mrs. John W. Tatum

Sources:

Nashville Banner, June 2, 1955, p  12, col 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-obituary-for-william-al/205431878/ : accessed September 6, 2026), clip page for Obituary for William Allison Thomason.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130955304/william_allison-thomason: accessed 6 Sep 2026), memorial page for William Allison Thomason (8 Sep 1883–2 Jun 1955), Memorial ID 130955304, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mrs. Betty Stegall Thomason (1861-1936)

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Stegall Thomason
Born: December 17, 1861
Died: July 10, 1936
Married: October 29, 1882 to J. M. Thomason
Joined Church in 1884.

Survivors
Husband: James Montgomery Thomason
Son: W.A. Thomason
Daughter: Mrs J.W. Tatum
Sister: Mrs. Sallie Beasley, of Franklin
Brother: Frank Stegall of Hartzel, Mo.
Grandson: Milton Thomason of Nashville.

Sources:
Baptist and Reflector, October 1, 1936, p 17, col 1; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-mrs-bettie-thomas/205043455/ : accessed August 31, 2026), clip page for Mrs. Bettie Thomason--Obit.

Nashville Banner, July 11, 1936, p 2, col 6; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner/77446794/ : accessed August 31, 2026), clip page.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117793628/mary_elizabeth-thomason: accessed 31 Aug 2026), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” Stegall Thomason (7 Jan 1861–10 Jul 1936), Memorial ID 117793628, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mr. James Montgomery Thomason (1861-1940)

Mr. James Montgomery Thomason

Born:  November 20, 1861
Died: April 20, 1940
Member of Union Ridge Baptist Church for 69 years.
Served as Deacon, Church treasurer, Sunday School Teacher and Sunday School Superintendent.
Buried at Simpson Cemetery

Married to Bettie Stegall Thomason(passed in 1936)
Survivors:
Son: William Allison "Allie" Thomason
Daughter: Mrs. John Tatum(Pauline Thomason) of Nashville

Source:

Baptist and Reflector, July 11, 1940, p 13, col 1, Thomason; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-james/204993153/ : accessed August 31, 2026), clip page for Obituary for James Montgomery THOMASON.

The Tennessean, April 21, 1940, p 10, col 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-obituary-for-james-montgo/205237733/ : accessed September 3, 2026), clip page for Obituary for James Montgomery THOMASON.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148953128/james_montgomery-thomason: accessed 3 Sep 2026), memorial page for James Montgomery Thomason (20 Nov 1861–20 Apr 1940), Memorial ID 148953128, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.