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Thelma Lorane Smith Collier
29 Jun 1915 – 19 Aug 2012
| Birth | 29 Jun 1915 |
| Death | 19 Aug 2012 |
| Cemetery | Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park Austin , Travis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | OldSoul-Progressive Spirit on 18 Feb 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48099299 |
Bio
On the 19th day of August, Thelma Collier Sheffield severed her earthly ties and ascended to be with the Lord and Savior, who graciously granted her 97 years to walk this earth. She was born June 29, 1915 to Monroe Kimbrough and Juanita Eller Smith near Rising Star, Texas. She grew up in Coleman, Texas where she met and married Burrell Dee Collier. In 1956, they moved to Austin where they opened The Lariat Ranch Wear and Saddle Shop on South Congress. After Dee's death in 1991, she married Isom Sheffield, Jr. in 1995 until his death in 2006. She was the oldest living member of Great Hills Baptist Church, where she worshiped for nearly thirty years. She was preceded in death by two infant daughters, three sisters, and eight brothers. She is survived by one sister, three children, 8 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends. We learned much from our Mother (Nana)… hospitality, diligence, perseverance, humor, and how to grow old gracefully. We would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff members of Hospice Austin for their care and invaluable assistance during the months leading up to her passing. Our family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2012 in the Chapel of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home with Pastor Ross Hartsfield officiating. Interment will follow at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Memorial Park, Austin, Texas. (Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice. Used with permission.) Name given at birth was Talma, but she went by Thelma all her life, and all official documents reflect the same.
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- Woodrow Wilson Butler Sr 1914–1979
- PFC Burrell Dee Collier 1915–1991 FaG
- SGT Isom Adolph Sheffield Jr 1920–2006 FaG
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- Ruth Smith 1905–1905 FaG
- Loyd Gifford Smith Sr 1906–1994 FaG
- Owen Theodore "Ped" Smith 1908–1976 FaG
- Ruby Alice Drucilla Smith Wagner 1911–1968 FaG
- William Plezz Smith 1913–2000 FaG
- Agnes June Smith Alford 1917–2001 FaG
- Ardell Richard Smith 1919–1998 FaG
- Beatrice Zolla Smith Byerly 1921–2007 FaG
- Aubrey Roe Smith 1923–2007 FaG
- Floyd Tellie Smith 1925–1995 FaG
- Gene Dempsey Smith 1927–1996 FaG
- Wayne Hargett "Sonny" Smith 1930–1965 FaG
- Relta Jane "Sister" Smith Bennett 1932–2017 FaG
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