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Note: Tommie suffered a severe head injury in an accident when he was two or three years old. He lived on as an invalid for a number of years, before he passed away in 1945. =============== From the 1940 Federal Census of Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan, district 63-145, sheet 26a, taken April 29, 1940, address- 247 E. 12 Mile Rd. Tommie is listed in the household of his parents: ------ Thomas; son, male, age- 9, not in school/ 0 grades completed, born- Michigan, residence in 1935- same house ========== Tommie's obit, date and paper unknown: Thomas E. Waggener Thomas Edward Waggener, age 14, died at noon, Monday at his home, 247 East Twelve- Mile road after a long illness. Born March 11, 1931 in Royal Oak to James R. and Adelaide Waggener, he is survived by his parents; three sisters, Mrs. Melvin L. (Ruth) Waggener of Missouri; Mrs. Jack (Betty) Elpich of Berkeley; Margaret A., of Royal Oak; five brothers, M/S James R., Jr., of Soldiers Field, Boston; William H., Gerald R., John D., and Robert L., all of Royal Oak; two uncles, George V. Waggener and Harry D. Waggener; and three aunts, Minna Dillman, Dorothy Waldsmith, and Lucetta Waggener. Thomas was a member of the Shrine of the Little Flower parish and had lived all his life in Royal Oak. Rosary services will be held at 8 p.m., Wednesdat at the William Sullivan & Son funeral home, 705 West First street. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m., Thursday at the Shrine of the Little Flower church. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery, Carleton. ========== Thomas is buried next to his parents in the newest cemetery of the St. Patrick's Parish Church in Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan. His headstone reads: Loving Son Thomas E. Waggener "Tommie" Mar. 11, 1931 -- Aug. 27, 1945 ============= From Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952, posted on-line by the LDS: Name: Thomas Edward Waggener Event Type: Death Event Date: 27 Aug 1945 Event Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 11 Mar 1931 Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan Birth Year (Estimated): 1931 Father's Name: James R Waggener Mother's Name: Adelaide Henderson GS Film number: 1973062 Digital Folder Number: 005240314 Image Number: 00729
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