Background
Tolson, M. Ross was born on April 6, 1928 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Earl and Gladys Etta (Kitts) Tolson.
Tolson, M. Ross was born on April 6, 1928 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Earl and Gladys Etta (Kitts) Tolson.
Graduated from high school, Knoxville.
President, founder Tolson & Colman Truck Lease Corporation, Knoxville, 1958-1970. President Commercial Truck Sales Inc., 1970-1976. Owner Tolson-Graham Builders, Louisville, 1976-1979.
President, broker Ross Realty Inc., Alcoa, Tennessee, since 1980. Past president, general manager Top Side Mining Company, Manchester, Kentucky.
Active in Smokey Mtn. Council of Boy Scouts of America, 1968-1972. Served with United States Navy, 1944-1947, PTO.
Also with United States Army, 1950-1952, Korea. Member National Association Realtors, Townsend (Tennessee) Chamber of Commerce. Club: Catrala. Lodge: Sertoma (sales and executive clubs).
Married Martha Lucile Reed, August 19, 1927. Children: Roanld Boyd, Gerald Ross.