Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSN Dorothy Mae THOMAS 
470, Herbert L Thomas-60th Anniversay article,470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims,404, Dorothy Mae Thomas-Female-22 June 1917 – 29 August 1984-•-MWLG-BM9
470, Herbert L Thomas-60th Anniversay article,470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims,404, Dorothy Mae Thomas-Female-22 June 1917 – 29 August 1984-•-MWLG-BM9BirthJun 22, 1917, Surry County, North Carolina470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims
DeathAug 29, 1984, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina470
BurialRaleigh National Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
FatherHerbert Lindsay THOMAS (1878-1971)
MotherBertha Cora TRUITT (1883-1967)
Spouses
BirthDec 29, 1915, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia470, CPT Hugh Murphy Sims
DeathNov 27, 1970, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina470, CPT Hugh Murphy Sims
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, 4426 Central Ave, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina470, CPT Hugh Murphy Sims
MarriageSep 16, 1937, Iredell County, North Carolina470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims,404, Dorothy Mae Thomas-Female-22 June 1917 – 29 August 1984-•-MWLG-BM9
Divorcebef 1970470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims
No Children
Obituary Online notes for SN Dorothy Mae THOMAS
YN3, US Navy, World War II.
Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims (1917-1984) was a native of Surry County, NC.
In spring 1936, she completed a 2-year business course at Flora MacDonald college, according to her marriage announcement.
(Flora MacDonald was in Red Springs, Robeson County, NC, and was a Presbyterian women's college.)
She married Hugh Sims in 1937.
In the 1940 census, they lived in Charlotte. Hugh was a clerical worker and Dorothy was a secretary at a bottling company.
Interestingly, as a married woman, she joined the WAVES in 1944 (see attached article).
In the 1950 census, they had no children and still lived in Charlotte. Hugh was a salesman and she had no occupation.
In August 1970, they divorced.
Hugh died three months later of "advanced nutritional cirrhosis of liver."
Dorothy lived another 14 years and died at Carol Woods Health Center in Chapel Hill.
No children are mentioned in her obituary (attached). 470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims
Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims (1917-1984) was a native of Surry County, NC.
In spring 1936, she completed a 2-year business course at Flora MacDonald college, according to her marriage announcement.
(Flora MacDonald was in Red Springs, Robeson County, NC, and was a Presbyterian women's college.)
She married Hugh Sims in 1937.
In the 1940 census, they lived in Charlotte. Hugh was a clerical worker and Dorothy was a secretary at a bottling company.
Interestingly, as a married woman, she joined the WAVES in 1944 (see attached article).
In the 1950 census, they had no children and still lived in Charlotte. Hugh was a salesman and she had no occupation.
In August 1970, they divorced.
Hugh died three months later of "advanced nutritional cirrhosis of liver."
Dorothy lived another 14 years and died at Carol Woods Health Center in Chapel Hill.
No children are mentioned in her obituary (attached). 470, SN Dorothy Mae Thomas Sims