Thomas
B. Rouse, Sr.
PINSON, TN- Thomas Brown Rouse, Sr. age 76 died January 23, 2008 at
Chester
County Healthcare.
Mr. Rouse was born in Chester County, and raised in Madison County, the
son of
the late Frank Thomas and Bessie Inez Burruss Rouse. He graduated
Pinson High
School in 1950 as Valedictorian of his class. He entered the U.S. Air
Force and
served at Lowery Field in Denver. He was married to Helen Wooley in
1951 and
they made their home at Pinson all their married life. He was a rural
mail
carrier for thirty seven years in Madison County, having delivered the
mail at
Pinson, Oakfield, and South Jackson, retiring in 1989. Mr. Rouse farmed
in the
Pinson area where he raised cotton, corn, soybeans and cows. He was
also
President of the Trico Prolix Liquid Feed Company.
He was a Charter member of the Pinson Ruritan Club and had served as
the local
president, a District officer, and National President of Ruritan in
1985.
He served on the Jackson–Madison County School Board from 1964
until 1969 and
served on the Board of Directors and a term as Chairman of the Board of
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He had served as Chairman of
the
Pinson Utility District and was instrumental in establishing the water
and
sewer services to Pinson.
He served as Lay Leader of Pinson United Methodist Church for many
years.
Mr. Rouse was an avid gardner and loved sharing the bounty of his
harvest with
friends and neighbors.
Mr. Tom was affectionately known as the "Mayor of Pinson".
He is survived by a daughter, Vicki Scarbrough and her husband Mike of
Pinson;
a son, Tommy Rouse and his wife Gay Lynne of Hendersonville; four
grandchildren: Cody and Blake Scarbrough and Savannah and Jordan Rouse,
two
brothers; Donald Rouse of Finger and J.E. Mullis of Jackson and a
sister, Inez
Duncan of Jackson.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Wooley Rouse in 2007, a
daughter,
Thomesa Lynn Rouse in 1957 and a brother, Guy Mullis.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 P. M., Saturday, at Shackelford Funeral
Directors
of Henderson–Casey Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dyer and Rev. Roger
Henson
officiating and burial will follow in Big Springs Cemetery at Pinson.
Pallbearers to serve will be Larry Joe Cain, Dell Fulton, Thomas Price,
Blake
Scarbrough, Cody Scarbrough, and Dr. John Woods.
Honorary
pallbearers to
serve will be Doomer Benson, Jerry Ellis, Staley Holder, Pepper Martin,
Sonny
Record, Leo Watson, Bud White, Savannah Rouse and Jordan Rouse.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 4:30
P. M. on
Friday.
Memorials may be made to Pinson United Methodist Church.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Casey Chapel
Henderson, Tennessee
731-989-2421
This obituary was published in the Jackson Sun on Jan 24, 2008.