Thelma M. Clements' Obituary
Thelma Marshall Clements, age 92, of Bridgeville, DE passed away Monday, March 17, 2008, at Harrison Senior Living in Georgetown, DE. Mrs. Clements was born March 20, 1915 in Proffitt, VA. She is the last surviving family member of the late Thomas Marshall and Mary Edna (Norris) Marshall, formerly of Earlyville, VA.
Mrs. Clements and her late husband owned and operated a grocery store in Charlottesville, VA from 1937 to 1941. In 1942 they relocated to Florida where she worked as a clerk in various retail stores. She retired as a keypunch operator and a verifier for American Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. She was a former member of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Orlando, FL.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Clements was preceded in death by her devoted husband William F. Clements to whom she was married for 60 years. She was also preceded by her nine siblings: Irene, Mary, Lorena, Thomas, Charles aka Jack, Virginia, Margaret aka Pat, William aka Bill, and Ruby; and a beloved nephew Mason B. Jones with whom she had made her home until his death in January 2004.
She is survived by her niece-in-law Donna H. Jones with whom she resided; a sister-in-law Sara Jo Marshall of Charlottesville, VA; nephew Tom Marshall; niece Jeanne Robinson and her husband Jimmy; two great nephews, William M. Jones and his wife Diane, and Robert N. Jones; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Monday, March 24, 2008 from 6-8 P.M. at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Hardesty Chapel, 202 Laws Street, Bridgeville, DE. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 1 PM in Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to: the American Diabetes Association, 100 W. 10th Street, Suite 1002, Wilmington, DE 19801 or Alzheimer's Association, Delaware Chapter, 2306 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE 19805.
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