Jane Hix Thomson

Jane Hix THomson - Age 91 of Gallatin, TN died October 11, 2013. She was born in Gallatin on May 6, 1922 to Harold Tillman Hix and Martha Lorelle (Frakes) Hix. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was married 1st to Kenneth Calvin Thomson and 2nd to Jordan Arthur Ferrell, Jr. She is survived by her children, Kenneth Calvin Thomson, Jr., Harold Rogers Thomson, Sr., and Mary Felice Ferrell Green (William Howard); grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great great-grandchildren. She was confirmed at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville and was a member of Trinity Church, Bessemer, AL, where she served as President of Women of the Church, Sunday school teacher and Girl Scout Leader. Later member of Ascension, Montgomery, AL and Our Savior, Gallatin. In 2005 she was a charter member of St. Michael of All Angels Anglican Church, Gallatin, where she was part of the Daughters of Iona and "Mike's Girls". During her working career she was secretary/bookkeeper at Wemyss-Hix Hardware, secretary at WHIN, bookkeeper/receptionist for the Law Firm of Simpson, Clayton and Fullingim, Amarillo, TX, and for 20 years as Probate Clerk for Sumner County until her retirement. At that time she became a housemother for the Kappa Delta Sorority at Vanderbilt. She spent many hours in volunteer work with the Bessemer Jr. Service League where she served as President and as Welfare Chairman where they worked with the Board of Education to provide lunches and clothing to the children of Bessemer. In Gallatin she volunteered at the Sumner Co. Archives, Gallatin C.A.R.E.S board, Sumner Memorial Hospital Auxilliary, and served as Church Secretary at Our Savior Episcopal Church. She was lovingly known by the Parishioners of St. Michael's as Lady Jane where she was honored with one square foot of land in Lybster, Cathness, Scotland representing her Scottish heritage as a Kerr descendant. She is a descendant of founding families of Sumner County which include: Franklin, Lauderdale, Cage, Douglass, Gillespie, Hall, Morgan, and McKain. She was a 50 year member of Col. Jethro Sumner chapter of NSDAR where she served in the past as treasurer, secretary, and a member of the Cameo Society. She was a Member of Clark Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy as well as member of the Daughters of the Union. She was a member of the Sumner County Historical Society and the Kerr Family Association. A Memorial Service will be held on October 26, 2013 at St. Michael's Anglican Church, 301 Hancock St., Gallatin, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Michael's Anglican Church or to the Sumner Co. Historical Society, P.O. Box 1871, Gallatin, TN 37066. PHILLIPS-ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME, 262-3312.

Jane Hix Thomson

May 6, 1922 - October 11, 2013