Glenn Gale Stallons -- State Hospital Employee

 

Glenn Stallons

Glenn Gale Stallons was born on September 30, 1937 in the Linton community of Trigg County, Kentucky.  He was the youngest of three children born to Raymond Rogers Stallons and Willie Louise Bridges Stallons. Raymond was a native of Ballard County, Kentucky and worked as a brick mason and carpenter in Trigg County.  Louise was a homemaker and a native of Trigg County.  Louise was a descendant of Starkie T. Bridges.  

Glenn’s two siblings were Dorothy Jewel Stallons, born in1933 and married Leslie Wade Hunter and Billy Rogers Stallons, born in 1937 and died at the age of two months.

As a young child, Glenn spent many months as a patient at the Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.  The purpose of his hospitalizations was to correct a handicap of his foot.  Even with his handicap he was able to enroll in school at the Canton School where he completed the first six grades. He then went on to attend school at the Cadiz Graded School in Cadiz and Trigg County High School where he graduated in 1961. He attended Bethel College in Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1962 and 1963. During his school years Glenn earned the nickname “Butch” for which he was affectionally known in the community.

Glenn never married.

Glenn was employed at the Western Kentucky State Hospital in Hopkinsville.  He worked there for ten years at which time he was required to take a medical retirement.

Following his retirement, Glenn became very active in the Pennyroyal Industries for the Handicapped which was located in Princeton, Kentucky.  The organization’s purpose was to help improve individual quality of life by providing services for those with behavioral health and developmental disabilities. Later a shelter workshop was opened in Trigg County known as Trace Industries in Cadiz where Glenn was actively involved.  He also supported the Epilepsy Foundation and was an active member of the Trigg County Association for the Handicapped, an association that was dedicated to contributing to the well-being of Trigg County handicapped citizens.

Glenn died on July 15, 2000 at the age of 59 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville.  He was buried in the Lawrence Cemetery in Trigg County.

 

 Glenn tombstone

LINEAGE: (Glenn Gale Stallons was the son of Raymond Rogers and Willie Louise Bridges Stallons.  Louise was the seventh child of Starkie Emerson “Bud” and Matilda Elizabeth Wallis Bridges.  Starkie Emerson  was the fourth child of Starkie Thomas and Elizabeth W. Lawrence Bridges. Starkie Thomas was the second child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Mary Standley Bridges.)

Clifton David Thomas -- Corporation Control Operator

 

Clifton David Thomas

Clifton David Thomas was born on January 1, 1947 in Cadiz, Kentucky.  He was the third of seven children of Clifton Doris “Eli” Thomas and Dollie Vanell Smith Thomas.  Eli was a native of Trigg County, Kentucky and a prominent farmer and livestock dealer.  He was a descendant of Starkie Thomas.  Dollie was a native of Reynolds, Arkansas.

Clifton’s siblings were Josephine Thomas, born in 1940 and married Jerry G. Carr and later married William Howard Wiliamson; Betty Jean Thomas, born in 1942 and married John Ferd “J. F.” Ricks; Deloris Ann Thomas, born in 1948 and married Leslie Ray Burnam;  Brenda Gale Thomas, born in 1950 and married Thomas Ray Knight and later married a Mr. Underwood; Bobby Gail Thomas, born in 1951 and married Mae Elizabeth “Tootsie” Francis; and Ross Thomas, born in 1954 and married Gayla R. Curtis.  In addition, Clifton had three half siblings from his father’s first two marriages, Doris Young Thomas, born in 1923 and married Frances Louise Hawkins; Naomi Jane Thomas, married in 1931 and married Chester McPherson and later married Gunther H. Priester and Bessie Nell Thomas, born in 1934 and married Ralph V. McClure.

Clifton grew up in Trigg County and graduated from Trigg County High School in 1965.  After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for two years.  He was stationed in Schwaback, Germany from 1966 until 1968.

On June 8, 1968, Clifton married Sandra Lou Alexander in Salem, Kentucky.  Sandra was born on July 1, 1951 in Cadiz, Kentucky and the daughter of  James Tilton Alexander and Opal Choate Alexander. James and Opal were natives of Trigg County where he worked for South Central Bell.

Clifton and Sandra lived in Trigg County and he was employed in Calvert City, Kentucky at the Pennwalt Corporation where he was a control operator. After working for 23 years at Pennwalt, he retired and went to work for the City of Cadiz as the supervisor of the Waste Water Treatment Plant from which he later retired.

Clifton and Sandra were the parents of one child, a son, Clifton David Thomas, Jr., born in 1969 and married Yasmin.

Clifton and Sandra were divorced on December 5, 1992.  On February 27, 1999, Clifton married his second wife, Linda G. Stiles  Linda was born on January 29. 1955 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.  Clifton and Linda were divorced in 2002.

Clifton died on November 28, 2016 at the age of 69 in Royse City, Texas.  He was buried in the Starkie Thomas Cemetery in Trigg County.

 

Clifton tombstone

LINEAGE: (Clifton David Thomas was the son Clifton Doris “Eli” and Dollie Vanell Smith Thomas.  Clifton was the eighth child of Robert Allison and Emma Nora Cunningham Thomas.  Robert was the fifth child of Stanley and Emily Ann Light Thomas. Stanley was the second child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas.  Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)

Michael Lane Thomas -- Sales and Marketing Worker

 

Michael Lane Thomas

Michael Lane Thomas was born on May 25, 1946 in Cadiz, Kentucky. He was the youngest of five children born to Preston Hoover Thomas and Mary Pauline Bridges Thomas.  Preston was a well-known property surveyor and both he and Mary Pauline were natives of Trigg County.  Michael was a descendant of both Cullen Thomas and William Bridges.

Mike’s siblings were Harry Clifford Thomas, born in 1929 and married Ingeborg Babette Grunaug; Bobby Gene Thomas, born in 1931 and married Eunice E. Boyd; Nina Beatrice Thomas, born in 1933 and married Frank Thomas Alderson; and Buster James Thomas, born in 1935.

Mike grew up in the Maple Grove community and attended the Cadiz Graded School during his elementary years and went on to graduate from the Trigg County High School in 1964.

On July 10, 1967, Mike was sworn into the United States Army.  He served for two years in the military during the Vietnam conflict and was discharged on July 9, 1969 with the rank of sergeant.  After his discharge, Mike enrolled in the Hopkinsville Community College and then at Murray State University where he graduated with a degree in marketing.

On August 29, 1969, Mike married Patricia Ann Myers at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Crofton, Kentucky. Patricia was born on February 18, 1948 and was the daughter of Ross Underwood, Jr. and Frances Mitchum Myers, natives of Christian County, Kentucky.

After Mike and Patricia were married, they settled in Hopkinsville, where they lived until 1980 when they moved to the Maple Grove community in Trigg County.  Mike worked in several positions in sales and marketing in Trigg and Christian counties.  He worked as an account executive for Channel 43 television station in Hopkinsville.  Patricia worked in the field of finance, including positions as a teller at Planters Bank and later as a credit manager with Sherwin-Williams Paint Store in Hopkinsville.  Mike and Patricia’s marriage ended in divorce.  Mike subsequently moved back to Hopkinsville.

Mike and Patricia were the parents of two sons, Michael Ray Thomas, born in 1972, and married Susan Marie Cunningham and Bryan Keith Thomas, born in 1974. 

Mike died on May 1, 2010 at the age of 63 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.  He was buried in the Drury Bridges Cemetery in the Maple Grove community of Trigg County.

Mike tombstone

LINEAGE: (Michael Lane Thomas was the son of Preston Hoover and Mary Pauline Bridges Thomas.   Preston was the second child of James Peyton “Buck” and Avia Franklin Eggner Thomas. James Peyton was the first child of James Dillard and Sarah Armentia Sholar Thomas. James Dillard was the fifth child of Peyton and Sarah L. Ethridge Thomas. Peyton was the third child of Cullen and Elizabeth Futrell Thomas.  Cullen was the first child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.  Mary Pauline was the sixth child of John Trice and Maggie Dora Cunningham Bridges.  John Trice was the sixth child of Cullen T. and Virginia Thomas Bridges. Cullen was the twelfth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)

Leslie Edwin Thomas -- Farmer

 

Leslie Edwin Thomas

Leslie Edwin Thomas was born on November 8, 1889 in the Oak Grove community of Trigg County, Kentucky. He was the fourth of ten children born to Wesley Gunn Thomas and Eliza L. Henderson Thomas.  Wesley was a native of Trigg County and Eliza was a native of Caldwell County, Kentucky.   Wesley had spent his life working as a farmer. Les’ siblings were Mattie Pearl Thomas, born in 1882 and married Mason Hamilton Hughes, Jr.; Hazie Lou Thomas, born in 1885; Eura Wesley Thomas, born in 1887 and married Lucy Pearl Lawrence; Annie Lurline Thomas, born in 1892 and married Garland Drew Bridges; Peachie Ethel Thomas, born in1894 and married Lewis Smith Terrell; James Stone Thomas, born in 1896 and married Mabel Clara Timmons; Lucian Marquess Thomas, born in 1899 and married Mayma Lewis Boyd; Luther Thompson Thomas, born in 1902 and married Mary Grace Cunningham; and Berta Adeline Thomas, born in 1905 and married Clarence Averitt Francis.

Les spent his childhood growing up in the Oak Grove community and attended the local schools.  When World War I began, he enlisted in the U. S. Army on May 25, 1918.  He served in France with Battery A of the 141 Field Artillery and was discharged from the service on April 29, 1919. He then returned home to Trigg County.

On July 29, 1919, Les married Hazel Mae Gibson while sitting in a buggy in front of the minister’s home in Crofton, Kentucky.  Their trip from Cadiz to Crofton and back by horse and buggy was a full-day trip.  Hazel was born on April 7, 1902 in Crofton which was in Christian County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of Charles S. Gibson and Mina Belle Gladdish Gibson. Charles was a farmer and, both were natives of Christian County.

Following their marriage, Les and Hazel settled on the family farm in the Oak Grove community where Les built their first house.  In 1921 they moved to Christian County where they farmed with Hazel’s parents. After one year, they returned to Trigg County where they farmed for several years in the Oak Grove, Blue Spring, Tuggleville and Kings Chapel communities.  During World War II, they lived and worked in Evansville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.  After the war they returned to Cadiz where Les worked for Fuqua Undertakers for about three years.  He and Hazel started their own business of a cage laying hen operation on his brother’s farm. In 1960, they both retired and bought a house in Cadiz where they lived until their deaths.

Les and Hazel were the parents of three children, Violet Marie Thomas, born in 1920 and married Joseph William Edlin; Arthur Gibson Thomas, born in 1924 and married Lora Nell Adams; and Thelma Dean Thomas, born in 1929 and married Jesse James Curling and later married George William Dall.

Hazel died on October 23, 1972 at the age of 70 at the Trigg County Hospital. She was buried in the East End Cemetery in Cadiz. Les died a little over two weeks later on November 10, 1972 at the age of 83 at the Trigg County Hospital.  He was buried in the East End Cemetery next to his wife.  
 

Leslie in World War I

 

 Leslie and Hazel tombstone

 

LINEAGE: (Leslie Edwin Thomas was the son of Wesley Gunn and Eliza L. Henderson Thomas and the grandson of Stanley and Emily Ann Light Thomas.  Stanley was the second child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas.  Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)

Lula Maude Thomas Taylor -- Ceramic and Plastic Factory Worker

 

Lula Maude Thomas Taylor

Lula Maude Thomas was born on December 11, 1908 in the Donaldson Creek community of Trigg County, Kentucky. She was the fourth of seven children born to Dallie Brown Thomas and Willie Mae Thomas Thomas.  Dallie and Mae were both natives of Trigg County, Kentucky.   Dallie was a successful farmer and a descendant of Perry Thomas. Mae was a descendant of Cullen Thomas. 

 Maude’s siblings were Ted Thomas, born in 1901 and married Beulah Sumner; Elmer Rowden Thomas, born in 1904 and married Marie E. Lance; Stella Grace Thomas, born in 1906 and married Chester Allen Sumner and later married Ernest Clyde Finley; Edna Ruth Thomas, born in 1912 and married Lloyd Seldon Downs and later married Meredith Simmons Christian; Bessie Mae Thomas, born in 1915 and married Herman Taylor Adams; and James Amos Thomas, born in 1918 and married Virginia Frances Futrell. In addition, Maude had two half brothers from her father’s second marriage to Ollie Mae Downs.  They were Dallie Brown Thomas, Jr., born in 1923 and married Virginia Lucille Gardner and Earl Benard Thomas, born in 1925 and married Mary Ann Sumner.

Maude grew up on Donaldson Creek where she attended the Donaldson Creek School with her eight brothers and sisters.  In 1925, when Maude was 16 years old, she married James Preston Sumner. Preston was born on July 28, 1905, the son of Thomas “Tommie” Darnell Sumner and Lula Bell Thomas Sumner. Tommie was a descendant of William Bridges and Lula Bell was a descendant of Perry Thomas.

Preston and Maude left Trigg County and moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where Preston worked as a carpenter.  Preston and Maude were divorced on July 26, 1933 in Colorado Springs, after eight years of marriage.  They had no children.

On January 2, 1934, Maude married Charles Dell Taylor, III in Colorado Springs.  Charles was born on April 1, 1911 in Cedar Hill, New Mexico.  He was the son of Charles Dell Taylor, Jr. and Catherine Cullen Taylor, both natives of Colorado. 

Charles and Maude lived in Colorado Springs until 1937 when they moved to Los Angeles, California. A few years later they moved to Baltimore, Maryland and then moved back to California, this time to Pasadena. When World War II began, Maude went to work in a ceramics factory.  Charles enlisted in the Merchant Marines where he was soon sent overseas.  He did not return until the war ended.  After the war, Charles and Maude and their family moved to Orland, California in the norther part of the state where Charles purchased a farm with the money he had saved during the war. 

Maude did not like living on a farm, so in 1950 the family moved to the small town of Carmichael which was near Sacramento where Maude worked at the McClellan Air Force Base.  In 1953, the family returned to Southern California and bought a home in Altadena.  Maude accepted a position with a local plastics factory where she ran an injection molding machine for 12 years until her retirement.

Charles and Maude were the parents of three children, Charles Brian Taylor, born in 1939 and married Joan Gail Janis; James Cullen Taylor, born in 1943 and married Kerrie Lynne Lyle; and Robert Leonard Taylor, born in 1948 and married Kaye Diane Lyle.

Maude died on September 3, 1968 at the age of 59 in Altadena, California.  She was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, Charles died on March 12, 1988 at the age of 76.  He was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum next to his wife.

 

Charles and Maude tombstone

LINEAGE: (Lula Maude Thomas Taylor was the daughter of Dallie Brown and Willie Mae Thomas Thomas and the granddaughter of Rufus King and Alvie Adeline Dunee Thomas.  Rufus King was the fifth child of Perry and Elizabeth Josephine Bridges Thomas.  Perry was the third child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)
   

Lola Frances "Fannie" Bridges Francis -- Wife of Farmer and Carpenter

 

Homer and Fannie Bridges Francis

Lola Frances “Fannie” Bridges was born on February 23, 1902 in the Maple Grove community of Trigg County, Kentucky.  She was the third of eleven children of John Trice Bridges and Maggie Dora Cunningham Bridges.  John Trice was a farmer, carpenter and surveyor and he and Maggie were natives of Trigg County.  Maggie was a descendant of the large pioneer Cunningham family that had settled in Trigg County.  Fannie was a descendant of Cullen Bridges and Cullen Thomas.

Fannie’s siblings were Lillie Jane Bridges, born in 1899 and died at the age of two; Lucy Lee Bridges, born in 1900 and married James Stevenson “Jimmie Fant” Thomas; Dora Virginia Bridges, born in 1903 and married Otis Taylor Boyd; John Carl Bridges, born in 1904 and married Julia Bell Thomas; Mary Pauline Bridges, born in 1908 and married Preston Hoover Thomas; Queen Alexander Bridges, born in 1909 and died at the age of one; Hilda Agnes Bridges, born in 1910; Beulah Louise Bridges, born in 1913 and married Homer Blane Thomas; Clifford Elmo “Pete” Bridges, born in 1917 and married Lillie Frances Smith; and Dorothy Allene Bridges, born in 1920.

On March 31, 1918, Fannie married Homer Ervin Francis at a ceremony near Dover, Tennessee.  Homer was born on February 5, 1897 in Trigg County.  He was the son of George Washington Francis and Maranda Arthelia Brown Francis.  George was a farmer and both he and Maranda were natives of Trigg County.

Homer and Fannie settled in the Maple Grove community where they lived for the rest of their lives.  Homer worked as a farmer and as a carpenter.  He worked as a carpenter at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and at the construction sites of several dams, including Kentucky Dam at Gilbertsville, Kentucky, Dam 53 on the Ohio River at Grand Chain, Illinois and on the Pickwick Dam on the Tennessee River.  He was the leader in the building of his church, the Maple Grove Baptist Church.  Fannie was the first organist for the church, playing on an old-fashioned pump organ.  Homer was called to active duty for service in World War I, but the war ended and his group of inductees was cancelled and he did not have to serve.

Homer and Fannie were the parents of four children, an unnamed infant, born and died in 1919; Garnett Edward Francis, born in 1920 and married Mabel Evelyn Tuggle and then married Eunice Armento Wills Simmons; Edith Lucille Francis, born in 1922 and married Roy Vernon Witty; and Lacy Rex Francis, born in 1927 and married Eva Marie Kennedy.

Homer died on April 24, 1976 at the age of 79 at his home.  He was buried in the Drewry Bridges Cemetery in Trigg County.  Fannie died on September 27, 1986 at the age of 84 at the Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Cadiz.  She was buried in the Drewry Bridges Cemetery next to her husband.

Homer and Fannie tombstone

LINEAGE: (Lola Frances “Fannie” Bridges was the daughter of John Trice and Maggie Dora Cunningham Bridges.  John Trice was the sixth child of Cullen T. and Martha Ann Virginia Thomas Bridges.  Cullen was the twelfth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges. Martha Ann was the third child of Peyton and Sarah Ethridge Thomas.  Peyton was the third child of Cullen and Elizabeth Futrell Thomas.  Cullen was the first child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.)

Lonnie Murl Bridges -- Logger and County Magistrate

 

Lonnie Murl Bridges

Lonnie Murl Bridges was born on February 11, 1915 in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was the oldest of four children born to Mount Vernon Bridges  and Dannie Agnes Noel Bridges.  Vernon was employed in the lumber business and both he and Dannie were natives of Trigg County.  Lonnie was a descendant of Drewry Bridges.

Lonnie’s siblings were Myrtle Rhea Bridges, born in 1918 and married Elmo Ryner Hendricks; Bloomdale Bridges, died in infancy; Lacy Wade “Dink” Bridges, born in 1921 and married Martha Ann Bryant. In addition, his father, Vernon’s second marriage to Nora Ambie Bridges produced Lonnie’s three half-siblings. Cecil Vernon “Bill” Bridges, born in 1925 and married Dorothy Nell Guier; Sadie Mae Bridges, born in 1929 and married Howard Blane Wyatt; and Glenda Faye Bridges, born in 1941 and married Jerry Bernard Lawrence.

Lonnie grew up in the Maple Grove community of Trigg County and attended the one-room Maple Grove School.  As his father was in the timber business, Lonnie followed in his foot steps and also worked in the timber business as a logger.

On November 12, 1938, Lonnie married Dorothy Mae Curling.  Dorothy was born February 4, 1925 in Canton, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert Thomas and Virgie Ellen Holland Curling.  Robert was a commercial fisherman and both he and Virgie were natives of Trigg County.

Lonnie and Dorothy settled in Canton where they lived most of their lives. Lonnie was self-employed in the timber business for most of his life.  He also retired in December 1985, after serving 17 years as the county magistrate representing the Canton district. Dorothy was a homemaker for most of her life but in 1985 she began working part-time at the cafeteria for the Trigg County School System. In 1968 she became a full-time employee in the cafeteria where she worked until her retirement.

Lonnie and Dorothy were the parents of seven children, Billy Ray Bridges, born in 1941 and died at the age of 14 days; Wiliam Hay Bridges, born in 1941 and died at birth; Dorothy Nell Bridges, born in 1946 and married Wendell Lee Wallace; Wanda Sue Bridges, born in 1948 and married William Hayden Freeman and later married Josh Howard Thomas; Peggy Jean Bridges, born in 1950 and married Bobby Norman Gann; Betty Ann Bridges, born in 1953 and married Terry McCoy Braboy and later married Larry David Lawrence; and Judy Rhea Bridges, born in 1955 and married Kenneth Wayne Edmonson and later married Harold Wayne Knight.

Dorothy died on November 23, 2007 at the age of 82 at her home in Canton. She was buried in the Curling Cemetery in Trigg County. Lonnie died on September 18, 2009 at the age of 94 at his home in Canton.  He was buried in the Curling Cemetery next to his wife.

Lonnie and Dorothy

 

Lonnie and Dorothy tombstone

LINEAGE:  (Lonnie Murl Bridges was the son of Mount Vernon and Dannie Agnes Noel Bridges.  Vernon was the fourth child of William Henry and Saray Elizabeth Lancaster Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drewry and Peachie Ann Tart Bridges.  Drewry was the fourth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)