Dorothy Hood^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1930 - 2019  (89 years)

• Name	Dorothy Hood  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	9 March 1930	Oakland, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	Charleston, IL   [2]
  Death	19 October 2019	Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States of America   [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I422689537151	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jesse Levi Hood,   b. 10 February 1890, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America d. 22 March 1965, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Pearl Rebecca Myers,   b. 1902, Illinois d. 27 February 1948, Ashmore, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F1051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jess Harlan Thomason,   b. 26 November 1927, Charleston, Illinois, USA d. 24 February 1990 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1946	Charleston, 111.   [5]
  Children	1. Jess Harold “Corky” Thomason,   b. 24 Mar 1949, Coles County, Illinois, USA d. 24 May 2022 (Age 73 years)   2. Melvin Thomason
  Family ID	F607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Doro- thy Ruth Hood Thomason, 89, of Charleston, IL, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Odd Fellows Re- bekah Home in Mattoon, IL. She was born in Oakland, IL, on March 9, 1930, to Jesse Hood and Pearl Myers Hood. She formerly worked in the Brown Shoe Factory in Charleston, IL and was a shoe cutter. She had to drop out of school in the 10th grade to take care of her fam- ily after her death. Dorothy was a member of the VFW in Clinton and Charleston and a member of the American Legion Aux- iliary in Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harlan Thomason; a special friend, Charlie Markello; 1 sister, Mary Swartz; 5 brothers, John, Levi, Lewis, LeRoy, and Russell granddaughter, Sharina Ruth Thom- ason; a daughter-in-law Darla Thomason; and several nieces and nephews. She is survived by 2 sons, Melvin (Mindy) Thomason and Jess Thomason; a brother, Edwin Hood of Kansas; a sister, Clara Decker of Houston, MO; 6 grandchil- dren, Keith (Jill) Thomason, Tonya Thomason, Michael Christopher Thomason, Jestun Thomason, Jeremiah (Amber) Thomason, and Shyanna Rose Thomason; 3 great-grandchildren, Abbie Renee Thomason, Konrad Keith Thomason, Iryna Kay Thomason and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 10:30 am with visitation 1 hour prior to services at Frist Funeral Home. Brad Baysinger will offi ciate. Burial of cremains will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery. A grave- side service will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 11 am (Indiana time) at Mound Cemetery in Charleston IL. Frist Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made to www.fristfuner- alhome.com

  
  

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