Daughters of John Monroe Mixon #2143
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2234 RUTH LAGRACE MIXON, JOHN MONROE MIXON (2143), GEORGE I. MIXON (2083), JOHN MIXON (2062), SAMUEL MIXON (705), JOHN MIXON IV (6), JOHN MIXON III (3), JOHN MIXON II (2), JOHN MIXON I (1)

 

Ruth LaGrace Mixon, dau. of John Monroe and Julia Hyde Williamson Mixon, was b. Mar 25, 1895 at Waynesboro, MS, moved with her parents to Ozark, AL, when only a lass, d. Feb 16, 1991. In 1907 she joined the Ozark Baptist Church. She became an accomplished musician and served her church faithfully and well as pianist and organist for a period of forty two years. (n Sunday August 30, 1970, her pastor called her to the platform, and by the authority of the church, conferred upon her the honorary title of "Organist Emeritus of the Ozark Baptist Church" and a ribbon containing these words was placed about her neck. As a further honor of her outstanding service, one full page of the Church's Pictorial Directory was used for her picture with the following words of appreciation, "Mrs. Ross H. Thomas, Sr., our church organist, is a dedicated Christian mother, grandmother, musician and poet."

Mrs. Thomas had been presented some silver by the church on two previous occasions, in 1956 and in 1963.  In 1967 Mrs. Thomas was voted the "Mother mf the Year" for Dale County. On March 12, 1916, she was m. at Andalusia, AL, to Ross Henry Thomas b. Sep 17, 1888 at Lawrenceville, Henry County, AL, died at Ozark, AL, Feb 19, 1963. He owned and operated a retail mercantile business in Ozark for many years. He was son of Zachary Taylor and Martha Elizabeth Carter Thomas.  Both bur. Westview Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, AL.  
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9390 Ross Henry Thomas, Jr. - b. Nov 22, 1917 at Ozark, d. Sep 10, 1982, and is a graduate of Dale County High School, and a veteran of World War II. As a member of the 251st F.A.Bn, which was attached to the 25th Cavalry, he saw service in the South Pacific at New Guinea, later at Luzon, P. I. On Sep 14, 1941 he m. Vera Cosby, b. Nov 21, 1916, d. Jul 10, 2012, a graduate of Orrville, AL, High School, and of a local business college. She served for a while with the Red Cross, and has been an active worker in her church. Both bur. Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, Seminole County, GA.
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9393 Ross Henry Thomas III - b. Aug 16, 1942 at a hospital at Enterprise, AL a dentist and Eagle Scout. He is a graduate of Seminole County High School, Donaldsonville, GA, also graduate of North Georgia College at Dahlonega, GA, and of the Dental School of Emory University, and has spent two years with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N. C., with rank of Captain. He practices his profession at hs home town of Albany, GA On Jun 28, 1966, he m. Sandra Lynn Palmer, who has a business administration degree from the North Georgia College at. Dahlonega. For two years she was a secretary to a senior vice president of the Trust Company of Georgia in Atlanta.
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9395 Allen Ross Thomas - b. Jan 7, 1970 at Fayetteville, NC.

9394 Cosby Terrell Thomas - b. May 19, 1947 at a Dothan, AL, an Eagle Scout, was, hospital, and is a graduate of Seminole County High School, won awards in 1964 and in 1965 as Georgia State Class "B" Declamation champion. Now holds a B. A. degree from Mercer University and is employed by Sears as a department merchandise manager at the Macon, Georgia store. He m. Marlaine Padgett, a graduate of Briarcliff High School in DeKalb County, and is a 1967 graduate of the Electrical Programming Institute in Atlanta.
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9396 Laina Lynn Thomas - b. Jun 8, 1967 at Macon, GA.

9397 Cosby Terrell Thomas, Jr. - b. May 14, 1969 at Macon.

9391 John Taylor Thomas - b. Nov 23, 1921 at Ozark, AL, d. Jan 9, 2012, bur. Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, Seminole County, GA, is a 1939 graduate of. Dale County High School, and a veteran of World War II, with five years service overseas. He enlisted for a period of one year with a local tank company, which period was automatically extended for an additional four years when war was declared. He saw service in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, at Vella La Vella, and at Luzon, P. I. It was here he met his brother, Ross Henry Thomas, Jr., they shared the same foxhole together, and then and there made plans for a future partnership in a mercantile business. This materialized later, and they now have two stores in their home town of Donaldsonville, GA, and a stare in Ashford, AL On Aug 10, 1947, he m. Helen Fuqua, a graduate of Dale County High School and of Troy State University. She is now a classroom teacher in the public schools of Donaldsonville.
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9398 John Taylor Thomas, Jr. - b. Oct 20, 1950 at a Dothan, AL hospital. He attended North Georgia College at Dahlonega, and in the fall of 1971, he became a senior at the Southwest Georgia College at Americus.

9399 James Henry Thomas - b. Dec 6, 1953 at a Dothan, AL, hospital, graduated in May 1971 from Seminole County High School. In 1972 he was a student at Middle Georgia College at Cochran, GA

9400 Joel Franklin Thomas - b. Feb 28, 1956 at a Dothan, AL, Hospital, is now a student at Seminole County High School at Donaldsonville, GA

9392 Grace Thomas - b. Nov 14, 1924 at Ozark, AL, d. Jul 2, 2001, educated at Ozark City Schools and at Brenau College at Gainesville, Georgia. It was at the latter place she met her future husband to be, Everett Clay Brannon, Jr., b. Aug 23, 1922, d. Apr 21, 1999, a young attorney, the son of Everett Clay Brannon, Sr., a prominent attorney of Gainesville. The wedding took place at the Ozark Baptist Church, August 10, 1945.  Both bur. Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, GA.  
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9401 Thomas Everett Brannon - b. Aug 5, 1946 in a Dothan, AL, hospital. He is a graduate of the Gainesville, Georgia, High School, and of Truett-McConnell College at Cleveland, GA He also attended the West Georgia College at Carrollton, GA On Dec 20, 1969, he m. Jean Ann Thompson of Gainesville, the dau. of John and Ann Thompson, prominent pioneer residents of Gainesville. Jean is a beautiful and lovely person and is the type to make use of her time and opportunities. In 1970 she accepted a position with a local bank and took courses in architecture two nights each week. She resigned that position in 1971 and accepted a position with an expensive interior decorative company, the owner being considered one of the best artists in his line. Jean is proving to be a most valuable asset to the firm. Jean was b. August 23, 1949 and is a graduate of Gainesville High School. The family lives at Gainesville, where Mr. Brannon has a position with the State Highway Department.

9402 John Richardson Brannon was b. Jan 20, 1948 in an Atlanta hospital. lie is a graduate of Truett-McConnell College at Cleveland, GA, and of the University of Georgia, 1971. He will remain at the university to pursue studies in law. He is a Marine reservist and has taken special training at Paris Island, South Carolina.

 

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