Mildred Brasseale Thomason

Mildred Miss Millie Brasseale Thomason, age 84, passed away on June 29, 2011 in her Stone Mountain home. "Miss Millie" was born in Carrollton, Ga and is preceded in death by her parents, James H Brasseale and Lillia Boyd Brasseale; sisters, Ora Dodd; Ona Bell Brasseale; Gladys Atchley; Lula Faye Bonner, Willene Broome and Bette Gluyas, nieces, Jane Broome and Rebeccah Gluyas, nephew, Jerry Bonner ; Father and Mother in-law, Herman Alexander Thomason and Mary Allene Baxter Thomason and brother-in-law, Hugh Goddard. Miss Millie is survived by her husband, James A Thomason, of Stone Mountain. The couple were married on March 28, 1949 in Rockdale County. Also surviving is her daughter , Mrs. Chris Pamela Kaveney, son-in-law, Chris Kaveney and grand-daughter, Millianne, all of Sugar Hill, GA; nieces, Myrna Lanier; Dianna Watkins, Susan Broadway, Brenda Haynes, Myrenda Morris, Elizabeth Cochran and Leslie Grimes, and nephews, Donnie Bonner, James H.Jimmy Broome and Wade Gluyas. After twenty one years of marriage, Mr. & Mrs. Thomason welcomed the birth of their only daughter, Pamela, in 1970. On July 4, 1996, the couple was delighted by the birth of their only grand-daughter and Miss Millie's namesake, Millianne. Miss Millie played basketball and was valedictorian of her high school class of 1945. She was employed by Southern Bell over 40 years where she enjoyed her career and extensive business travel throughout the Continental US and Puerto Rico, until her retirement in 1987. After retirement, Miss Millie formed her own consulting business and continued working in the telecommunications industry for several years. During her lifetime, Miss Millie was active in many charitable organizations, including the United Methodist Children's Home, United Way, March of Dimes, Gwinnett Women's Shelter, Atlanta Union Mission, and American Kidney Foundation. Mrs. Thomason will lie in state at her home, where the family will receive guests from noon until 7 PM Thursday, June 30. The address is 719 Howell Court in Stone Mountain, GA 30087. Funeral service will be held at Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church on Friday, July 1 at 11 AM, followed by interment at Stone Mountain Cemetery.