Holmes, Thelma Marie

1920 - 2021  (100 years)

• Name	Holmes, Thelma Marie
  Birth	12 May 1920	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	HOLM.T002
  _FGRAVE	221068347
  Death	13 Jan 2021	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I26866	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Holmes, Pearley,   b. 5 Mar 1870, Wayne County, Illinois d. 20 Apr 1957, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Tolliver, Bessie,   b. 15 Jul 1884   d. Aug 1980, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F3325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Welty, Elza,   b. 13 Oct 1913, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Mar 2012, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1938	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Family ID	F11551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 May 1920 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 23 Oct 1938 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 13 Jan 2021 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  FLORA – Thelma Marie Welty, 100, of Flora, passed away at 5:19 AM, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora. Thelma was born on May 12, 1920, in Flora the daughter of Pearlie and Bessie (Tolliver) Holmes. She married Elza Welty on October 23, 1938, in Olney and they shared 73 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on March 14, 2012. Thelma was a homemaker and she loved to study the bible. She was an excellent cook and loved to can vegetables and produce out of her garden. She also loved to collect Angels. Thelma is survived by her children; Donald (Geneva) Welty, of Flora, David Welty, of Mt. Vernon, Shirley Gallaway, of Xenia, Sandra Taylor, of Buckner, Missouri, Larry Joe (Elaine) Welty, of Xenia, Glenn (Pam) Welty, of Milton, Florida, Mike (Linda) Welty, of Xenia, Joyce Panainte, of Pompano Beach, Florida, 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, and numerous step grandchildren, step great grandchildren, and step great great grandchildren. Mrs. Welty was preceded in death by her parents, still born daughter; Louise, infant son; James Welty son; Reggie Welty, grandson; Greg Newman, daughters-in-law; Loretta Welty, Pamala Welty, sons-in-law; Lawrence Gallaway, and Robert Taylor. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Flora.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2275] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mildred P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119007587/mildred-p-white), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14512] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Welty, Elza, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86843696) (Reliability: 2).