Thomas Jefferson Timmons III

TIMMONS The Rev. Thomas Jefferson Timmons III died at his home in London on Saturday, August 6, 2011. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sarah Elise (Selkirk); his sons, Stephen Andrew of London; David Selkirk and his wife, Robin Bitters of Westminster West, Vermont, and Peter Woodruff of London; and Trouble the cat. Born in 1933 in Middletown, Ohio, he is the son of Charles Bennett and Marguerite (Neff) Timmons. He graduated from Middletown High School and Ohio Wesleyan University, and from the Episcopal Theological School of Cambridge, Massachusetts. A priest for 53 years, he was always eager to serve the church and community. He was Minister-in-Charge of St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, Ohio, 1958-1961; and then Associate Rector of St. John's Church, Worthington, Ohio, 1961-1965. He was Rector of Trinity Church, London, 1965-1997. He was Interim Priest at St. Mark's, Sidney, 2003-2008, and periodically Chaplin at Procter Camp and Conference Center. He was also an Oblate (lay member) of the Community of the Transfiguration, Cincinnati. He is grateful now to move into fields of greater service. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister Betty Lou Riner. His sister Georganne Compson of Dickson, Tennessee, survives along with nephews and cousins. Memorial worship will be conducted at Christ Chapel, Procter Conference Center on Friday August 12, 2011 at 10 a.m., the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Southern Ohio Diocese presiding. Interment will be at the family's convenience. Please do not send flowers, instead donations may be made in his memory to the United Thank Offering of the Episcopal Church, c/o Milicent Eason, 2135 Schenley Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, 43219. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com