Elias Bryant Tomlinson's Obituary
Elias B. Tomlinson of Umatilla, (Three Lakes), passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. He was born in Groveland, was a Baptist and a Veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Tomlinson was a retired Educator and Firefighter for NASA and was an Instructor for the Florida State Fire College in Ocala. He is survived by his wife Grace, two daughters Lisa (Brad) Cohen of Towsen, Maryland and Coleen (Ryan) Cox of Gainesville, Florida, a granddaughter Stefanie Hinton of Winter Garden, Florida and his brother Sidney Tomlinson of Laurinburg, North Carolina, two sisters Ruth Evans of Cape Canaveral, Florida and Eloise Johns of Groveland, Florida. Memorial Services were in the Tuscanooga Baptist Church of Groveland at 10:30 AM on Thursday April 23, 2009.
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