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Thelma L "Momma Thel" Grooms
Birth: Jun. 6, 1916
Brush Creek, Powell County, Kentucky, USA
Death: Aug. 5, 2008
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
Columbus Republic 7 Aug 2008
Thelma L. Grooms
Naples Fla.
Thelma L. "Momma Thel" Grooms, 92, of Naples, Fla., formerly ofColumbus, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at Imperial HealthCare Center in Naples.
Mrs. Grooms was born in Brush Creek, Ky., June 6, 1916, the daughterof the late Sanders L. "Tan" and Gertrude "Gertie" Brown Edwards.
She married Claude Grooms Sept. 29, 1934, in Liberty, Ky. They hadfive children, Carole (Phil) Woods and Claudette (David) Barnett, bothof Naples, Fla.; Dwight (Linda) Grooms of Columbus, Marshall (Diane)Grooms of Vallonia, and a son who preceded her in death, DwayneGrooms. Through her children she had seventeen grandchildren, two ofwhom preceded her in death, and twenty-three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Grooms was the eighth of fifteen children and is survived by twosisters, Virginia Freeman and Fran Smither, both of Liberty, Ky.
While living in Columbus, she worked at Shoppers Fair and Gene'sCafeteria. She attended Parkside Baptist Church. She was a resident atFairington Court Apartments for twentyfive years before moving toParkside Court, and a few years ago she moved to Florida.
The funeral service celebrating the life of Thelma Grooms will beconducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Myers-Reed Chapel, 3729 25th St.,with Dr. Bill Bailey officiating. Burial will be at Garland BrookCemetery. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m.until service time Saturday.
Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home toParkside Baptist Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mem. com.
Burial:
Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Mark E. Wirey
Record added: Aug 7 2008"
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