Smith, Thelma Mae

1917 - 2010  (93 years)

• Name	Smith, Thelma Mae
  		Thelma Mae (Smith) Brewer (1917-2010)
  Birth	11 May 1917	Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 04a
  Reference Number	SMIT.T002
  _FGRAVE	58974201
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	18 Sep 2010	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Brewer, Russell V. and Thelma M.
  Person ID	I16296	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Smith, William Henry,   b. 27 Oct 1892, Illinois d. 19 May 1978 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Travis, Sylvia Carida,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Illinois d. 2 May 1979 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1915  [3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F5705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brewer, Russell Vincent,   b. 13 May 1915, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Jul 1969 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1937  [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years - He : 22 years.
  Children	+ 1. Brewer, Sandra 'Sandy' + 2. Brewer, Carl Eugene,   b. 4 Jun 1938, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 1992, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 53 years) > 3. Brewer, Nancy Louise,   b. 20 Sep 1943, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 Apr 2016 (Age 72 years)   4. Brewer, Monte Ray,   b. 3 Feb 1948   d. 3 Feb 1948, Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F7435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 May 1917 - Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 18 Sep 2010 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Thelma M. Brewer, 93, of Olney, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Reverend Don Watson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney. Mrs. Brewer was born May 11, 1917, in Streator, the daughter of William H. and Sylvia Carida (Travis) Smith. She married Russell V. Brewer on May 1, 1937. He preceded her in death on July 20, 1969. She retired from AMF. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved sharing her garden with her friends. She raised gladiolus. She enjoyed playing bingo and her grandchildren were very special to her. Mr. Brewer is survived by her daughter, Nancy Williams and her husband, Clarence, of Olney; daughter, Sandy Gammage and her husband, Bruce, of Farmer City; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Judy Slichenmyer, of Olney . She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell V. Brewer; parents, William H. and Sylvia Carida Smith; son, Carl Brewer; infant son; grandson, Seth Gammage; infant great-granddaughter; three brothers; and five sisters. Condolences may be made to www.summers-kistler.com.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4034] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brewer, Thelma M., 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58974201), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4035] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Nease, Mildred V. and Norman E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35637125/russell-vincent-brewer), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4033] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, William H. and Sylvia C., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Travis&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26565296&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 3, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).