Carl William Thomason, Jr., age 86, of Clanton, passed away on June 20, 2016. Carl served in the US Navy, and attended Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Kentucky. He was a retired missionary for Baptist Mid-Missions. Carl served as Chaplain for Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Shelby Baptist Medical Center, where he started the Chaplain program. He was a member of Wilton Bible Baptist Church. He also loved fishing, hunting and playing golf. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ethel Mae Moore Thomason; children, Doug Thomason, Rebecca “Becky” Price, and Dwayne Thomason; grandchildren, Chris, Charlene, Carlton, Courtney; and great-grandchildren, Ava, Nathan, Cadence, Sebastian, Chandler, Skylee and Savannah. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 from 12:00-1:00PM at Rockco Funeral Home (Montevallo). His committal service will begin at 1:15PM at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”