Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Thomas Ross Quillen, 93, of Lander, Wyoming passed away on February 15, 2024, peacefully with family and friends by his side.

Quillen was born June 15, 1930, in Hohenwald, as the middle child to Frank and Ola Mae (Grimes) Quillen. After high school, Tom was drafted into the US Army and later served with the Army National Guard. After two years in the Army,

Tom attended Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in Cookeville, graduating in 1958. During his time in the Army, he met the love of his life, Marlene Cox, at a roller skating rink. They married on October 2, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan.

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