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Thelma Jo <I>Brown</I> Harper

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Thelma Jo Brown Harper

Birth
Edmonton, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Apr 2019 (aged 87)
Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
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Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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THELMA JO HARPER
April 19, 1931 - April 16, 2019

Thelma Jo Brown Harper, 87, of Hope, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at her home. Thelma spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was a member of Freedom Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed quilting.

Born on April 19, 1931 in Edmonton, KY, Thelma was the daughter of Clem and Cora Fields Brown. She married Elmer Harper on August 10, 1946, in Edmonton, KY, and he preceded her in death on January 30, 1986.

Survivors include children, Jo Ann Burton, Sheila (Junior) Shirley, and Bruce (Shorty) Harper; daughter-in-law, Claudia Fox; grandchildren, Karl (Dawn) Fields, Lori (Pat McQueen, Tim Fields, Kevin Fields, Tammy (Zack) Davis, Wendy (Tom) Reitman, Isaac (T.J.) Reed, Christy (Danny) Holzer, Amy (Steve) Long, Shelly Shirley, Betsy (Rob) Green, Derek Harper, Doug (Miranda Abney, and April Abney; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Charles Brown.

Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Willis Harper; brothers, Walter, James, Tommie, Clay, Leroy, Wayne, Selby, and Raymond Brown; and sisters, LouEtta Smith, Phebie Gibson, and Kathryn Fields.

Services entrust to Norman Funeral Home.

Burial at Hope Moravian Cemetery.

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THELMA JO HARPER
April 19, 1931 - April 16, 2019

Thelma Jo Brown Harper, 87, of Hope, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at her home. Thelma spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was a member of Freedom Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed quilting.

Born on April 19, 1931 in Edmonton, KY, Thelma was the daughter of Clem and Cora Fields Brown. She married Elmer Harper on August 10, 1946, in Edmonton, KY, and he preceded her in death on January 30, 1986.

Survivors include children, Jo Ann Burton, Sheila (Junior) Shirley, and Bruce (Shorty) Harper; daughter-in-law, Claudia Fox; grandchildren, Karl (Dawn) Fields, Lori (Pat McQueen, Tim Fields, Kevin Fields, Tammy (Zack) Davis, Wendy (Tom) Reitman, Isaac (T.J.) Reed, Christy (Danny) Holzer, Amy (Steve) Long, Shelly Shirley, Betsy (Rob) Green, Derek Harper, Doug (Miranda Abney, and April Abney; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Charles Brown.

Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Willis Harper; brothers, Walter, James, Tommie, Clay, Leroy, Wayne, Selby, and Raymond Brown; and sisters, LouEtta Smith, Phebie Gibson, and Kathryn Fields.

Services entrust to Norman Funeral Home.

Burial at Hope Moravian Cemetery.

(obit provided by dhintx #47160808)
(parents links provided by Tammy #50152995)

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  • Created by: dhintx
  • Added: Apr 17, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198429760/thelma_jo-harper: accessed ), memorial page for Thelma Jo Brown Harper (19 Apr 1931–16 Apr 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198429760, citing Moravian Cemetery, Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by dhintx (contributor 47160808).