Obituary
Thomas Benton Laine, the son of James David Laine and Anne Simpkins Laine was born September 14, 1969. He grew up in Nashville and Brentwood, attending David Lipscomb Elementary and Junior High and Brentwood High School. He later studied at Nashville Tech and Belmont University. When he died April 24, 2003, he was predeceased by his father, maternal grandparents, Dr. T. Emerson and Katherine Simpkins, and his paternal grandparents, Ester Clyde and Narcissa Laine. He was survived by his mother and stepfather, William Jerry Goad; sister Katherine "Katie" Laine and brother William James "Jamie" Laine.