Thomas Thurman Elkins

1916 - 1994  (78 years)

• Name	Thomas Thurman Elkins
  Nickname	Tom
  Born	13 Mar 1916	Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 May 1994	Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	24 May 1994	Gilgal Cemetery - Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2663	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Alwilda Rosena Bumgardner,   b. 5 Mar 1918, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1996, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1934
  Children	+ 1. Manson Eugene Elkins,   b. 5 Aug 1935, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 2004, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Barbara Evelyn Elkins,   b. 9 May 1940, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 9 May 1940, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years) + 3. T.D. Elkins
  Last Modified	3 May 2015
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Mar 1916 - Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 21 May 1994 - Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 24 May 1994 - Gilgal Cemetery - Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1951 Natchitoches High School Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Faculty
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1949 Natchitoches High School Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Faculty
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1939 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Commerce Football, '36-'37-'38; Basketball, '36-'37-'38; Track, '37-'38-'39; "N" Club.
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1939 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Football
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1939 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Basketball
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1938 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Football - Tackle
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1937 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA Football - Tackle
  		Thomas Thurman "Tom" Elkins 1936 Northwestern State University Yearbook Photo Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Thomas Thurman Elkins Name: Thomas Thurman Elkins Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Birth Date: 13 Mar 1916 Birth Place: Minden, Claborn, Louisiana, USA Residence Place: Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, USA Employer: De Soto Parish School Board (Coach + Teacher) Height: 6' 3 1/4" Weight: 195 lbs. Complexion: Ruddy Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: Mrs. Thomas Elkins
  		Official Inspection to Local OES Chapters Made Saturday Published in The Shreveport Times on July 28, 1966
  		Scottish Rite Ceremonies Set Dec. 6 Published in The Shreveport Times on October 31, 1975
  		Masons Moving Headquarters to Alexandria Published in The Alexandria Town Talk on February 1, 1983
  		Obituary of Thomas Thurman Elkins Published in the Alexandria, Louisiana Town Talk on May 23, 1994

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Thomas Thurman Elkins and Alwilda Rosena Bumgardner Elkins Gilgal Cemetery - Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: NATCHITOCHES - Services for Thomas T. Elkins will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis with Dr. James Carter officiating. Masonic graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Gilgal Cemetery, Minden. Elkins, 78, of Natchitoches died Saturday, May 21, 1994, in his residence. He was a native of Minden and an inductee in the Louisiana Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church, Natchitoches, and a member of the American Legion, the Lions Club, the "N" Club and the Red Cross of Constantine. He was a graduate of Northwestern State University, a hospital board member for 38 years and chairman of the Natchitoches Parish Hospital. He was a retired coach and principal, a World War II Navy veteran, past Grand Master of the Louisiana Grand Lodge, past Worthy Grand Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, a board member of the Masonic Home for Children and was on the board of trustees at Shriners Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Alwilda B. Elkins of Natchitoches; two sons, Manson "Gene" Elkins of Many and Thomas D. Elkins of Natchitoches; four brothers, John Elkins of Shreveport, Joe Glen Elkins of Mountain City, Tenn., Wilson Elkins of Conroe, Texas, and Hulin Elkins of Arlington, Texas; one sister, Ruby Coleman of Delhi; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John Ropp, Dan Poole, Dwayne Murphy, Norm Fletcher, Bob Pender and Clyde Osborn. Friends may call from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Shriners Crippled Childrens Hospital, the Louisiana Baptist Childrens Home in Monroe or the Natchitoches Parish Hospital Foundation Scholarship Fund. (Published in the Alexandria Town Talk on May 23, 1994)