Kinman, Thelma Marie

1923 - 2015  (91 years)

• Name	Kinman, Thelma Marie
  Birth	26 Dec 1923	Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 15, page 08a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Census taker's notes: "lines 60, 77, 78,…
  Reference Number	KINM.T001
  _FGRAVE	142653761
  Death	29 Jan 2015
  	Obituary- Thelma Marie (Kinman) Pease passed away on January 29, 2015 at her home in Grand Junction, CO, surrounded by family and friends. She was born December 26, 1923 in Coffeyville, Kansas. She grew up in Kansas and Texas. After high school she attended Business College in St. Louis, MO and went to work for Loffland Brothers Drilling Company in Clay City, IL, where she met her future husband, Lee Pease. They married three years later in Vernal, UT, in August of 1945, while following the booming oil industry throughout the West. Lee and Thelma settled in Grand Junction in 1959 after stops in most of the western states and Alberta, Canada. Thelma was especially fond of playing bridge and of telling jokes. She was a lifelong Broncos fan, and enjoyed watching the games with her family and friends. Her husband, Lee, passed away in 1984, and she never remarried, saying, "Why bother? I get to do exactly as I please now". Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandkids and great-grandkids. Thelma is survived by two sons, Bill Pease (Kim), of Cedaredge, and Bud Pease (Liz), of Glade Park; five grandchildren: Kristine (Len) Wunderwald, of Palisade, Jamie (Jon) Parker, of Puyallup, WA, Brandon (Bree) Pease, of Fruita, Corey (Laura) Graham, of Fruita, and Chance (Chasity) Graham, of Glade Park; and seven great-grandchildren: Alec, Levi, Eva, Samara, Madelyn, Aubrey and Gracie. A celebration of life luncheon will be held in her honor on Saturday, February 28, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the VFW Post, 4663 3224 F ¼ Rd. Clifton, CO, 81520. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to HopeWest Hospice, 3090B N. 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Published in The Daily Sentinel on Feb. 11, 2015
  Burial	Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
  	Block H Lot 318 Sp. 4
  Person ID	I39834	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Pease, Lee Avery,   b. 28 Jul 1915, Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa d. Feb 1984, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F20607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1923 - Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9918] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 15, page 8a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).