Steve Thomason

Video memories of Mr. Steve ThomasonStephen Wayne "Steve" Thomason, 57, former Chief of the Spring Hill Police Department and resident of the Santa Fe Pike, died Friday, April 1, 2005 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Steve Kelley and Brother Steve Swango officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Monday after 12:00 Noon. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Columbia native was the son of the late William Jackson "Jack" Thomason and Opal Lorene Kelley Thomason. He was a member of the Loyal Chapel Faith Freewill Baptist Church. He was a 1966 graduate of Columbia Central High School and attended Columbia State Community College. Involved in law enforcement since 1969, he graduated from the Donelson Police Academy in 1974 and was an officer in the Spring Hill Police Department from 1985 to 2000. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and a former Mason. For a number of years, he was a well-known professional wrestler. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Elizabeth Gail Waddey Thomason of Columbia; three daughters, Stephanie (Ronnie) Ezell, Virginia (Chris) Oliver and Angela Thomason, all of Columbia; a son, Jonathan (Beth) Thomason of Culleoka; three sisters, Barbara Hart of Columbia, Sharon (Billy) Kennedy of Lynnville and Becky Tomlin of Murfreesboro; two brothers, Kevin Thomason of Columbia and Leroy Thomason of Nashville; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sonja Marlene Lucas. Active pallbearers are Carl "Bubba" Roland, James Walker "Buddy" Harlan, Joe Chunn, Jerry Morton, Shane Morton, Joseph Newbern, Glen Sharpton and Kenny Lovett. Honorary pallbearers include Ricky Tomlin, Fred Hart, Anthony "Duck" Bailey, Billy Kennedy, Danny Shepherd, Dennis Shepherd, Wayne Robertson, Tommy Robertson, Ricky Robertson, Wayne Williams, Terry Davis, Anthony Lucas, Bobby Lucas, Robert Alley, Malcolm Alley, Jr., Dwayne Alley, Wayne Alley, Eugene Alley, Clay Alley, fellow former professional wrestlers and law enforcement associates and friends.