Thomas William Sweet, Sr

Thomas William Sweet, Sr

Tom passed away peacefully at Union County Nursing Home on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Tom was born on July 1, 1929 to the late Theodore Thomas and Dorothy Stewart Sweet in Memphis, Tennessee.

After attending Miami High School, he attended the University of Florida. Tom was a member of Alpha Tau Omega men’s fraternity at the University of Florida. In between entering the university and graduating he served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1956. 

Tom was employed by the Citizens and Southern National Bank, the First National Bank of Atlanta, the First National Bank of Gainesville and United Community Bank as a Trust Officer. He was a Charter Life Underwriter as well as a Chartered Financial Consultant. He served as agent with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Tom & his wife Lois volunteered delivering Meals on Wheels to the residents of Brannon Lodge. They also enjoyed volunteering once a week at the First United Methodist Church of Union County. Tom enjoyed playing bridge & caning chairs and was a Rotarian in Gainesville & Blairsville Georgia.

He is preceded in death by his wife Lois Sweet; his sister & brother in law Susan & Andrew Musante. He is survived by his four children & 3 step children – Barbara Ann Sweet, Thomas(Tommy) William Sweet, Jr(wife Yazmin); David Stewart Sweet(wife Anita); and Susan(Susie) Elizabeth Sweet(husband Charles Freeland); Grandsons Jayson Thomas Sweet; Andrew David Sweet; granddaughter Florencia Sweet. Nieces Betsy Gormsen(husband Gorm); Chris Laister(husband Rich); Maria Conte(husband Joe).  Step children from Lois’ family are Barbara Holland (husband Cohen), Steven A. Smith (wife Lyn), and Robert C. Smith (wife Sandra).  Through Lois, Tom had 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

A service will be held at First Methodist Church of Union County, Ga. on Saturday January 26, 2019 at 3:00 PM

The family requests that in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to the Union County Senior Center where Tom and Lois spent countless hours volunteering at 95 Senior Center Drive, Blairsville, 30512.

Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville is honored to be serving the family.