Class of 1920

Birth: 19 Sep 1900, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 19 Dec 1987, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Parents:
Albert Daniel Thomas (1857-1949)
Eveann Miller Thomas (1868-1931)

Siblings:
Arthur John Thomas (1885-1944)
Rev. Luther Alexander Thomas (1888-1978)
Junius Daniel Thomas (1891-1976)
Jennie R. Thomas (1893-1949)
Irvin Morris Thomas (1896-1933)
Albert Banks Thomas (1898-1970)
Adam Ray Thomas (1900-1961) twin
Elijah Clyde Thomas (1902-1989)
Walter Carr Thomas (1905-1981)
Pearle Edna Thomas Walk Nemetz (1909-2002)

Spouse: Lonnie Austin Waggoner (1900-1970)
Marriage: 26 Jun 1923, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Children:
Lonnie Austin Waggoner Jr. (1924-2006)
Oren Thomas Waggoner (1928-2001)

Burial: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Source: www.findagrave.com, # 112278920.

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Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, NC), July 21, 1919, p. 3.

Thomas Family Reunion

Rare social feature of Christian Community was that of the Thomas family reunion on Wednesday, July 16.

Father, mother, eight sons, three daughters, two daughter-in-laws and four grandchildren with a dozen or more invited friends made up the party.

For the first time in over eight years the boys and girls were all assembled back home again at the same time.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas can well be proud of their children, and to have them gather around the large family table once again was a great joy to them indeed.

The spacious dining room and table was a scene of beauty, the season flowers were used in profusion and artistically arranged, but the most pleasing sight (especially to the boys) was that which the eye beheld on the table. After prayer of thanksgiving all partook heartily of the many good things too numerous to mention, that had been so carefully prepared by the mother and sisters. This occasion was called at the return of the three boys who had answered their country’s call and who are soon to return to their former positions. In this family there are eleven children. Arthur J., who volunteered and joined the colors soon after America entered the World War, now soon to return to Washington, D. C., to take charge of his former position in the treasury department there. Rev. Luther A., pastor of St. Luke’s and St. Mark’s, Mooresville, N. C.; Junious D., a leading merchant of Yadkin; Miss Jennie, a public school teacher; Irvin M., just home from overseas, having been in France, Belgium, Switzerland and some five months in service in the navy, now of Washington, D. C., where he holds a position with the treasury department; Miss Maye [sic] a student of Mount Amoena Seminary; Roy, a student of the Collegiate Institute, Mt. Pleasant, N. C.; Clyde, in the high school in Salisbury; Carr and Pearl are at home still attending the rural schools.

The pleasant day passed all too soon and as the different ones departed, each expressed a wish for many more such gatherings.

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The Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC), 27 Jun 1923, p. 3.

Thomas-Waggoner

Charlotte, June 27. – L. A. Waggoner and Maye Thomas were married in St. Mark’s Lutheran church by their pastor, Jno. F. Crigler on the night of June 26, in the presence of relatives and friends.

The ring ceremony was used. The wedding march was played softly during the entire ceremony by Mr.s Jno. F. Crigler.

The altar, where the ceremony was performed was banked with ferns and lilies.

The only attendants were A. R. Thomas, brother of the bride and Miss Edyth Skidmore of Charlotte.

Mrs. Waggoner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Thomas, is a graduate of Mont Amoena Seminary in the year 1920 and is a very talented and attractive young lady, and since being in Charlotte has made many friends.

Mr. Waggoner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Waggoner, of Salisbury since finishing college in 1921 has been in the real estate and insurance business in Charlotte.

After returning from a mountain trip Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Waggoner will be at home on Thomas avenue, Charlotte, N. C.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 28 Jun 1923, p. 10

Waggoner-Thomas Wedding

Miss Eva Maye Thomas and Mr. L. A. Waggoner were quietly wed in St. Mark’s Lutheran church Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, with the pastor, Rev. John F. Crigler, officiating.

The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Thomas of Rowan County, and a sister of Rev. L. A. Thomas, of Concord. She is a pretty and attractive young lady.

Mr. Waggoner is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Waggoner, of Salisbury. He is engaged in the real estate and insurance business with the Carolina Homes and Investment corporation, of this city; and is a well-known and popular young business man.

Afte an extended automobile trip through the Carolina mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Waggoner will be at some at 1765 Thomas Avenue.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 21 Dec 1987, p. 7D.

MRS. EVA MAYE WAGGONER

Mrs. Eva Maye Waggoner, age 87, of 3700 Shamrock Drive, formerly of Colville Road, Charlotte, died Saturday, December 19, 1987 at Wesley Nursing Center. She was born September 19, 1900 in Granite Quarry, NC, daughter of the late Albert Daniel Thomas and Evean Miller Thomas. Mrs. Waggoner was the widow of Lonnie A. Waggoner, a well known Charlotte realtor. She was a graduate of Monamenea [sic] Seminary, Mt. Pleasant, NC, and of Kings Business College, Charlotte. Following her graduation, she was the private secretary to the founders of Pound & Moore, Inc. Mrs. Waggoner had been a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church since 1920 and had been responsible for the alter flowers for 34 years. She was active in her Circle and was a life member of the LCW. She was married in St. Mark’s and her children and grandchildren were all christened there as well. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday, December 21, 1987 from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church with Pastor C. Peter Setzer officiating. Entombment will be in Sharon Mausoleum. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Lonnie A. Waggoner, Jr. of Gastonia, NC and O. Thomas Waggoner of Charlotte; her sister, Mrs. Pearl Walk of Walnut Creek, CA; her brother, Clyde Thomas of Baltimore, MD; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be Alan R. Waggoner, O. Thomas Waggoner, Jr., Lonnie A. Waggoner, III, David M. Wyatt, Douglas L. Milheim, and Joseph C. Bosch. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1001 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. Harry & Bryant Company is serving the family of Mrs. Waggoner.