LAKE TYLER - Memorial services for Thelma Faye White, 90, Lake Tyler, are scheduled for 11 am Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Tyler. Burial will be in Lenox, Iowa.

Mrs. White died July 8, in a Tyler nursing home. She was born Oct. 15, 1905 in Adams County, Iowa, and lived at Lake Tyler for 32 years.

She moved to Texas from Cherokee, Iowa in 1964 and worked as a cosmetologist at Merle Norman Studios in Tyler until retirement. She was a Presbyterian.

Survivors include daughters: Juanita Connell of Lake Tyler and Phyllis Johnson of Ottumwa, Iowa; six grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren.

If desired, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 230 W. Rusk; Tyler, TX 75701, or Alzheimer's Association, Northeast Texas Chapter; 3613 S. Broadway; Tyler, TX 75701.

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, Texas); 11 Jul 1996, Thu. Page 14
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The parents of Thelma (Buxton) Bethke-White were Robert Buxton #36036607 and Mary Buxton #36036593. It is information I remember from contact with my Aunt, Leta (Buxton) Hill, who was a sister of Thelma. Submitted by Dorothy Kennedy
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1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Grant, Adams, Iowa, USA
Father's Name: Robert Buxton b. Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Mary Buxton b. Illinois
Household Members:
Robert Buxton 58 Head and Mary Buxton 40 Wife
Alfred L Buxton 17 Son, Lloyd A Buxton 16 Son, Robert C Buxton 12 Son, Alda M Buxton 10 Daughter, Leta P Buxton 8 Daughter, Roland C Buxton 7 Son, Thelma F Buxton 4 Daughter

1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Grant, Adams, Iowa
Household Members:
Robert Buxton 68 and Mary Buxton 50
Clifford R Buxton 22, Alta M Buxton 20, Leta P Buxton 18, Roland C Buxton 16, Thelma F Buxton 14

Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951
Name: Thelma Faye Burton [Thelma Faye Buxton]
Age: 22; Birth Date: abt 1905 in Lenox, IA
Residence Place: Lenox, IA
Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1927
Marriage Place: Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa
Father: Robert Buxton
Mother: Mary Woodward
Spouse: Edward Ludwig Bethke
Father: Ludwig Bethke
Mother: Bertha Stuchge

1930 United States Federal Census
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Nora, LaMoure, North Dakota, USA
Age at First Marriage: 21
Able to Read and Write: Yes; Able to Speak English: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa [Illinois]
Household Members:
Edward L Bethke 31 Head and Thelma F Bethke 24 Wife
Phyllis C Bethke 1 Daughter
Fred A Bethke 37 Brother
Elizabeth B Bethke 23 Sister-in-law
Willard G Bethke 0 Nephew

1940 United States Federal Census
Home in 1940: Lenox, Taylor, Iowa
Occupation: Beauty Operator (Beautician)
House Owned or Rented: Owned; Value of Home: 1800
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60; Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Household Members:
Thelma F Bethke 34 Head and Phyllis C Bethke 11 Daughter
Waranite M Bethke 8 Daughter
Mary Buxton 70 Mother

U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Name: Thelma White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1905
Residence Date: 1992
Address: 15859 N Peninsula Rd
Residence: Whitehouse, TX
Postal Code: 75791-8327