Blake Thomas

STEVENSON James Blake Boyd Thomas, 30, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in a Chattanooga hospital.A member of Stevenson Church of Christ, he had attended Mountain View Christian Academy in Bryant, Ala. He was a former employee of Covenant Transportation and Norris & Son in Chattanooga. Blake was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved to play golf.He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Jessie Lee Prince; grandparents, Catherine Prince Boyd and James H. Boyd; stepfather, Robert P. Padgett Jr.; great-uncle, Sanders Bryant; great-aunt, Elizabeth Prince Ross; and aunt, Joan Boyd.He is survived by his mother, Kathy Boyd Padgett of Stevenson; father, Reece (Jenny) Thomas; siblings, Jennifer Thomas, Robert Thomas, Carl Thomas and Emma Thomas, all of Chattanooga; grandfather, Robert R. (Susan) Thomas, of Monteagle, Tenn.; several aunts and uncles, including, Karen Boyd Hartline, of Rossville, and Judy Boyd Gothard White, of Pisgah, Ala.; cousins, Lauryn Hinton, of Rossville, and Lyndsay Gothard, of Stevenson; great-aunt, Carolyn Prince Bryant, of Stevenson; many other relatives and friends.Funeral services will be conducted from the South Pittsburg Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home at 2 p.m. CDT today, Oct. 5, 2013.Interment will be in Stevenson City Cemetery.The family requests that memorial donations be made to Marion County Childrens Fund, P.O. Box 11, Jasper, TN 37347.The tragedy of Blakes death has been lessened by the donation of his organs to no less than four recipients.Condolences may be sent by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.