Obituary of Anne-Reese-Thompson Thomas

ANNE REESE THOMPSON THOMAS Anne Reese Thompson Thomas, 90, of Charlottesville, Virginia, died Saturday, May 15, 2010. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, January 15, 1920, and was a long time resident of Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Charlottesville in 1997. She was the daughter of the late Andrew Lafayette Thompson and Maude G. Thompson of Nashville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Thomas H. Thomas, and three sisters Mary Louise Thompson, Coby Thompson, and Ruth Thompson of Nashville, Tennessee. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Thomas Hall, of Vero Beach, Florida, and Jane Thomas Yancey of Charlottesville, Virginia, and her husband R. A. (Dick) Yancey, Jr.; a sister, Elizabeth C. Thompson, of Nashville, Tennessee; four granddaughters, Nancy Hall Bunting of Nashville, Tennessee, and her husband Jeff Bunting; Carrie Alden Hall of New York City; Anne Yancey of Charlottesville, Virginia; Elizabeth Yancey of Richmond, Virginia; and three great grandsons. She was a graduate of David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee. She and her husband were early residents of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where she was very involved in church activities and the community. They resided in Palo Alto, California, before moving to Atlanta in 1959. In Atlanta, she was active at The Cathedral of St. Philip with St. Phoebe's Chapter, the church book store, needlepointing new pieces for The Cathedral, and as financial secretary at All Saints Episcopal Church. She was an accomplished seamstress, needlepointer, avid reader, and gardener. She will be remembered for her graciousness and selfless service. She was a member of St. Paul's Church Ivy. The family wishes to thank her devoted caretakers, Mary Frances Jackson, Diane Johnson, Betsy Lee (Cece), Rick Walton and the staff at Martha Jefferson House Infirmary. paid obituary