Sgt. Paul William Thomason, III

Sgt. Paul William Thomason III, age 37, of Jefferson City, Tennessee, member of the 2nd Squadron 278 ACR Tenn. National Guard, died in combat due to enemy action near the town of Kirkuk, Iraq, on Sunday, March 20, 2005. He was a 1986 graduate of Sevier County High School and was employed by Ampad in Morristown, Tennessee. Sgt. Thomason was preceded in death by his grandmother and grandfather Lucille and Floyd Lewis, and grandfathers SSGT Paul W. Thomason Sr. (Ret.), Charles Hodges, James Graves, and brother-in-law, Travis Breeden Survivors: Wife: Amanda Thomason Son: Asher Crockett Daughters: Megan Leigh, Piper Moranda, and Cora Mae Mother and stepfather: Gayle and Roger Thomas Father and stepmother: Paul and Roberta Thomason Jr. Grandmother: Lucy Hurst Brother and wife: Jason and Amy Thomason Sisters: Christal Breeden and April Gibson and fiancée Raif Badawi Stepbrother: Josh Williams Stepsister: Stephanie Hoyle Mother-in-law: Patty Moran Father-in-law and wife: Jerry and Donna Latham Special aunts and uncles: Benny and Patty Gann, Johnny and Doris Thomason, Jimmy and Wanda Graves, Wayne Graves, Ruby Flynn Special friends: Preston Cox, Stacy Daughman, Kenny Hardwick Many special nieces, nephews, and cousins Funeral service 2 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church in Sevierville. Rev. Curtis Wells and Rev. Benny Gann officiating. Interment will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends 5-9 PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Sevierville. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)