Thomas Harold Sands

1933 - 2010  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas Harold Sands
  Born	2 Jan 1933	Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Feb 2010	Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Buried	16 Feb 2010	Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I20206	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Oscar Alphonzo Sands,   b. 7 Dec 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 0Jan 1987, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ida Mae Strevel,   b. 14 Nov 1903, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1994, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F7416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy
  Children	1. Beth Sands   2. Steve Sands   3. Harrell Alan Sands   4. Chris Sands
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F7425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Thomas H. Sands Last Residence: 37343 Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee Born: 2 Jan 1933 Died: 13 Feb 2010 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951) [S16] Obituary. Thomas Harold Sands, 77, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 13, 2010. Harold was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga and a faithful member of Lupton Drive Baptist Church and the Victors Sunday School Class. Harold was a member of Carpenters Local 74 and retired from C&I Construction in 1995. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Harold was preceded in death by his son, Darrell Edwin Sands; parents Oscar and Ida Sands; brother, Lennis Sands. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Sands; daughter, Beth (Tony) Gossett, of Hixson; three sons, Steve (Vickie) Sands, of Las Vegas, N.M., Harrell Alan Sands, of Clovis, N.M., Chris Sands, of Dublin, Va.; sister, Florence (John) Kenner, of Hixson; two brothers, Robert (Carolyn) Sands, Bruce (Barbara) Sands, both of Falling Water; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Great-granddaughter, Paige Collins, was a gift from God in his life. Blake Welch was a special young man who gave Papa much pleasure. A special thanks to granddaughter, April McWilliams, and Hospice of Chattanooga for their loving care. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel on Ashland Terrace with the Rev. Randy Bell and Dr. Al Goss officiating. Interment will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens with military honors. Pallbearers are Elmos Benefield, Don Clift, Gary Miller, George Blake, Don Oldham and Alan Bazzell. Visitation will be 1-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday at Lane Funeral Home on Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, TN.