Travis, Thelma Doreen

1910 - 2013  (102 years)

• Name	Travis, Thelma Doreen
  		Thelma Doreen (Travis) Appleby (1910-2013)
  Birth	4 Dec 1910	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1920 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 14b 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 28, page 14b
  Reference Number	TRAV.T007
  _FGRAVE	107763243
  Death	2 Apr 2013	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois
  Person ID	I26593	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Travis, John David,   b. 26 Apr 1875, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Mar 1949, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Colvin, Laura Effie,   b. 1885, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 May 1982, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F11426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Appleby, Wayne L.,   b. 25 Jan 1910   d. 11 Apr 1986 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F18638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Dec 1910 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Apr 2013 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  THELMA DOREEN APPLEBY, 102, of Olney passed away Tuesday April 2, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial at Arthur Cemetery. Thelma was born on December 4, 1910 in Clay City, Illinois, the daughter of John David and Laura Effie (Colvin) Travis. Thelma graduated from Olney Township High School in 1930. She attended Business College in Evansville, IN. After completion she returned to Olney and opened a yarn shop with her sister, Frances Iaun. She also worked at the telephone company and retired after 15 years. She married Wayne Appleby, a widower in 1962 and moved to his farm in Mattoon, IL. Years later they moved to Arthur, IL where her in-laws lived. She was very active at Vine Street Christian Church and worked at R & I Restaurant as a cashier. She was an avid quilter, knitter, and cook. She stayed active with family and friends. After 23 years of marriage her husband died. She returned to Olney in 1997 to help care for her failing sister Frances Iaun. She loved to cook and became active in Elm Street Christian Church. Thelma taught quilting and knitting. She loved to read and work crossword puzzles. She started her day praying for others and studying her bible. Thelma is survived by her son, Norman Appleby of Mattoon, IL; Niece, Stephannie (Iaun) Dasenbrock and husband David of Olney; Niece, Sharron (Iaun) Tompson and husband Jack of Denver, CO; Niece, Tanya (Iaun) Bentsen and husband Gary of San Antonio, TX; Niece, Kendall (Iaun) and Mark Reynolds from Viola, DE; 11 Great Nieces and Nephews and 14 Great Great Nieces and Nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, her husband, and three nephews. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 28, page 14b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00635?pid=14757911&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2).