Alfred Raymond Thomason

Alfred Raymond Thomason, age 87, was born August 27, 1938, to Vincent Avery and Nancy Thomas Thomason in Taylors, South Carolina. He departed this life on March 2, 2026, at New Lebanon Nursing Home. He was the only son out of his parents’ 10 children. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1957. He was raised on a farm and spent much of his childhood helping his father with farming and carpentry work.

He learned to drive at a young age and drove school buses for the local schools. He married Dorothy Chapman in June 1964, and they were married for 55 years until Dorothy’s passing in 2019. He was an avid fisherman. Some of his favorite fishing spots included Buck Creek, Possum Creek, and Lake Erie. Alfred had a serious passion for 60s and 70s American muscle cars and owned some himself. Every home that he moved to, he was sure to start a garden. He spent most of his career as a truck driver and retired from ABF Trucking in 1996. After retirement, Alfred started a lawnmowing business. Alfred was an active member of Dixon United Methodist Church for many years and sung in the men’s choir.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy D. Thomason, three sisters: Virginia Golden, Lois Thomason Todd, and Joella Scott, and his eldest son, Freddie Griffin.

Left to cherish his memory: two daughters, Teresa and Winifred Thomason of Dayton, OH; one son David Thomason, Sr. of Vandalia, OH; six sisters, Sarah Griffin, Jurline Sims, Dorothy M. Thomason, Carolyn (Randy) Booker and Laura Skinner, all of Greenville, SC and Roberta (Charles) Dawkins of Simpsonville, SC; five grandchildren, Andrea and Aliah Barker, Makayla Graves, David Jr. and Elyse Thomason; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral service 12 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Dixon United Methodist Church, 1691 Infirmary Rd., Dayton, OH. Visitation 11 am- 12 pm at which time family will receive friends. Arrangements entrusted to House of Wheat Funeral Home.

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