Thelma Imogene Carmichael, 89, of Brownfield passed away on Monday, March 15, 2010 in Brownfield. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Terry County Memorial Cemetery with Bro. Eddie McHugh and Bro. John Fields officiating under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
Thelma was born on April 4, 1920 in Yuma, AZ to Gus and Sallie Pollard. She was raised in Union where she graduated from high school in 1938. She then moved to Long Beach, CA where she worked for the telephone company. It was there that she married John Woodrow Carmichael on February 23, 1944. He preceded her in death on November 21, 1989. She was also preceded in death by her son, John W. Carmichael, Jr. in 1985 and 2 brothers. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and of the Senior Citizen’s Bridge Club.
Thelma is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Adair and her husband David of Brownfield; 3 grandchildren, Greg Adair and his wife Jennifer of Brownfield, Patrick Adair and his wife Jennifer of Shallowater and Lori Orlando and her husband Mario of Milwaukee, WI; 6 great grandchildren, Hannah and Jessa Adair of Brownfield, Garrett and Kate Adair of Shallowater and Bella and MaeLynn Orlando of Milwaukee, MI.
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