Thelma Reid

Thelma I. Reid, 90, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Kavanagh on 56th from pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at First United Methodist Church, 309 E. Jefferson St. in Winterset with burial at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Grimes. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Thelma was born October 19, 1918 to Paul and Gussie Poling in Artesian, SD. She was a graduate of Milo High School. She owned and operated Reid's Greenhouse near Grimes for over 25 years and then was a surgical technician for Mercy Hospital for 15 years. After retirement, she moved to Shell Knob, Missouri where she lived for 25 years and then moved to Berryville, Arkansas. Eight years ago, she moved back home to Iowa to be closer to her family and friends.
Thelma was a member of the Winterset Women and attended First United Methodist Church in Winterset where she participated in many church activities. She was a past member of St. James Lutheran Church in Johnston.
Thelma loved her family and was a devoted grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She enjoyed sewing handmade quilts and selling them at her shop in Shell Knob, MO which she shared with her daughter, Gloria.
Thelma is survived by her children, Sharon (Elmo) Weideman, Doug (Carol) Darnall, and Gloria Zucaro; grandchildren, Kimberly Cyr, Linda (Aaron) Ramirez, Michael Darnall, Angela (Jose) Moreno, Kelli (Jeff) Kramer, James Darnall, Tracy Rottinghaus, D. Troy Rottinghaus, and Sarah Gillaspy; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; brother, Landis Poling; and numerous friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Nelson E. Darnall; second husband, Walter A. Reid; sisters, Bernice Higbee and Pauline Cole; and brothers, Marvin and Paul Poling.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Lung Association.
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